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46405 vs 44305

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46405 — Lake Station, IN
57
Area Score
Bottom 41% nationally
44305 — Akron, OH
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

46405
44305
Opportunity
47 · Bottom 34%
vs
49 · Bottom 37%
Climate
62 · Bottom 21%
vs
64 · Bottom 32%
Physical resilience
81 · Top 23%
vs
90 · Top 10%
Housing affordability
90 · Top 33%
vs
92 · Top 28%
Schools
25 · Bottom 16%
vs
22 · Bottom 12%
Access
97 · Top 32%
vs
99 · Top 16%
Economic stability
55 · Bottom 41%
vs
41 · Bottom 21%

Measured values

Metric4640544305Source period
Population12,18421,1032024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$60,881$52,7682024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$27,763$27,3862024 ACS 5-Year
Population density1,350/sq mi3,141/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$139,200$99,7002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,144$9482024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate75.3%57.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.7%4.2%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)0.3%0.1%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher7.8%19.0%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate12.2%20.0%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high85°F85°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low18°F21°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation33.4"32.5"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport8 mi11 miNASR current cycle
Average commute29.2 min24.1 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age35.338.32024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools462024-25 school year
Students per teacher16.8213.812024-25 school year
Math proficiency19.1%17.6%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency23.2%21.6%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

46405

No hazard reaches elevated exposure.

44305

Elevated or high exposure: hail.

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Full profiles: 46405 — Lake Station, IN · 44305 — Akron, OH · How this is calculated: methodology

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