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Parma vs Elyria

Parma, OH compared with Elyria, OH · 19 miles apart

Parma has 78,581 residents to Elyria’s 53,634. Parma comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +. Elyria does better on median rent, average commute, unemployment.

Parma, OH Elyria, OH
Population 78,581 53,634
Density (per sq mi) 3,925 2,617
Median household income $69,295 $54,945
Median home value $170,100 $156,100
Median rent $1,087 $906
Homeownership 72.4% 60%
Average commute 24.2 min 22.6 min
Median age 42.4 39.4
Bachelor's degree + 24.4% 17.8%
Poverty rate 10.1% 16.7%
Unemployment 6.5% 5.6%
Price to income 2.5× 2.8×
Clear days a year 19
Days above 90°F 6

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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