ZIP 45434 vs ZIP 45301

This side-by-side compares ZIP 45434 (Dayton, OH) and ZIP 45301 (Alpha, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 45434 has a population of 12,163 at 447 people per square mile, while ZIP 45301 has 130 at 569 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 45434 reports a median household income of $135,948 against — in ZIP 45301, with per-capita income of $57,935 vs $32,007. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 59.9% in 45434 and 23.9% in 45301. Poverty rate reads 3.9% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 3.8% vs 0.0% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $309,700 in 45434 versus $117,700 in 45301, with median rent of $1,632 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.1% vs 100.0%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.