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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.

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×

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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