Parma vs Lorain
Parma, OH compared with Lorain, OH · 24 miles apart
Parma has 78,581 residents to Lorain’s 65,366. Parma comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, average commute. Lorain does better on median rent, unemployment, clear days a year.
| Parma, OH | Lorain, OH | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 78,581 | 65,366 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 3,925 | 2,769 |
| Median household income | $69,295 | $48,685 |
| Median home value | $170,100 | $139,200 |
| Median rent | $1,087 | $887 |
| Homeownership | 72.4% | 57.1% |
| Average commute | 24.2 min | 24.9 min |
| Median age | 42.4 | 39.8 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 24.4% | 14.8% |
| Poverty rate | 10.1% | 25.2% |
| Unemployment | 6.5% | 6.3% |
| Price to income | 2.5× | 2.9× |
| Clear days a year | 18 | 19 |
| Days above 90°F | 5 | 2 |
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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