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46312 vs 44320

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46312 — East Chicago, IN
52
Area Score
Bottom 21% nationally
44320 — Akron, OH
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

46312
44320
Opportunity
38 · Bottom 18%
vs
46 · Bottom 32%
Climate
63 · Bottom 26%
vs
64 · Bottom 32%
Physical resilience
81 · Top 23%
vs
90 · Top 10%
Housing affordability
85 · Top 41%
vs
78 · Bottom 47%
Schools
17 · Bottom 7%
vs
16 · Bottom 6%
Access
97 · Top 32%
vs
97 · Top 25%
Economic stability
24 · Bottom 4%
vs
36 · Bottom 14%

Measured values

Metric4631244320Source period
Population26,02217,6902024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$42,125$41,2412024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$23,656$27,2452024 ACS 5-Year
Population density1,844/sq mi1,764/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$105,400$104,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$854$9482024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate42.9%53.9%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate5.0%4.2%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.3%0.1%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher10.7%18.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate26.3%25.5%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high85°F85°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low19°F21°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation34.4"32.5"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport3 mi13 miNASR current cycle
Average commute23.2 min23.1 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age36.540.62024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools962024-25 school year
Students per teacher14.0013.012024-25 school year
Math proficiency7.0%7.2%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency8.9%11.7%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.

Indiana and Ohio 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

46312

No hazard reaches elevated exposure.

44320

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

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Full profiles: 46312 — East Chicago, IN · 44320 — Akron, OH · How this is calculated: methodology

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