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Parma vs Bowling Green

Parma, OH compared with Bowling Green, KY · 395 miles apart

Parma has 78,581 residents to Bowling Green’s 78,505. Parma comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Bowling Green does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.

Parma, OH Bowling Green, KY
Population 78,581 78,505
Density (per sq mi) 3,925 1,869
Median household income $69,295 $48,873
Median home value $170,100 $241,900
Median rent $1,087 $998
Homeownership 72.4% 36.6%
Average commute 24.2 min 17.8 min
Median age 42.4 28.7
Bachelor's degree + 24.4% 31.2%
Poverty rate 10.1% 25.6%
Unemployment 6.5% 4.9%
Price to income 2.5× 4.9×

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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