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44301 vs 16504

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44301 — Akron, OH
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

16504 — Erie, PA
62
Area Score
Top 43% nationally

Signals

44301
16504
Opportunity
49 · Bottom 38%
vs
54 · Bottom 48%
Climate
64 · Bottom 32%
vs
64 · Bottom 32%
Physical resilience
90 · Top 10%
vs
90 · Top 10%
Housing affordability
87 · Top 37%
vs
90 · Top 31%
Schools
27 · Bottom 19%
vs
26 · Bottom 18%
Access
99 · Top 15%
vs
97 · Top 32%
Economic stability
39 · Bottom 18%
vs
44 · Bottom 25%

Measured values

Metric4430116504Source period
Population13,66815,9312024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$51,321$56,6222024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$28,037$29,9392024 ACS 5-Year
Population density3,844/sq mi5,776/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$104,700$116,4002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,004$1,0482024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate60.8%72.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.2%4.7%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.1%2.3%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher20.0%25.7%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate21.3%13.8%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high85°F81°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low21°F21°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation32.5"43.0"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport10 mi7 miNASR current cycle
Average commute22.7 min19.8 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age36.336.32024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools632024-25 school year
Students per teacher14.1211.932024-25 school year
Math proficiency22.0%7.7%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency25.9%22.5%2019-20 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

Ohio and Pennsylvania do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

44301

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

16504

No hazard reaches elevated exposure.

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44301
65
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63
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62
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Full profiles: 44301 — Akron, OH · 16504 — Erie, PA · How this is calculated: methodology

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