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Cleveland vs Akron

Cleveland, OH compared with Akron, OH · 29 miles apart

Cleveland has 363,608 residents to Akron’s 189,691. Cleveland comes out ahead on median rent. Akron does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.

Cleveland, OH Akron, OH
Population 363,608 189,691
Density (per sq mi) 4,678 3,063
Median household income $40,801 $48,076
Median home value $102,000 $122,000
Median rent $945 $955
Homeownership 41.7% 50.7%
Average commute 22.5 min 22.2 min
Median age 36.3 36.9
Bachelor's degree + 22.4% 23.6%
Poverty rate 30.6% 23.3%
Unemployment 10.8% 7.8%
Price to income 2.5× 2.5×

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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