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Akron vs Youngstown

Akron, OH compared with Youngstown, OH · 46 miles apart

Akron has 189,691 residents to Youngstown’s 58,832. Akron comes out ahead on median household income, bachelor's degree +, poverty rate. Youngstown does better on median rent, homeownership, average commute.

Akron, OH Youngstown, OH
Population 189,691 58,832
Density (per sq mi) 3,063 1,734
Median household income $48,076 $34,408
Median home value $122,000 $63,300
Median rent $955 $728
Homeownership 50.7% 56.2%
Average commute 22.2 min 20.3 min
Median age 36.9 37.5
Bachelor's degree + 23.6% 15.5%
Poverty rate 23.3% 37.3%
Unemployment 7.8% 11.9%
Price to income 2.5× 1.8×
Clear days a year 17
Days above 90°F 4

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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