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Kettering vs Middletown

Kettering, OH compared with Middletown, OH · 18 miles apart

Kettering has 57,396 residents to Middletown’s 52,146. Kettering comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Middletown does better on median rent, clear days a year.

Kettering, OH Middletown, OH
Population 57,396 52,146
Density (per sq mi) 3,067 1,979
Median household income $74,681 $57,102
Median home value $208,500 $164,400
Median rent $1,051 $1,007
Homeownership 64.9% 54%
Average commute 20.3 min 24.2 min
Median age 38.5 38.6
Bachelor's degree + 41.7% 17.6%
Poverty rate 8.3% 17.1%
Unemployment 3.8% 5.9%
Price to income 2.8× 2.9×
Clear days a year 22 23
Days above 90°F 10 15

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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