ZIP 01922 vs ZIP 01969

This side-by-side compares ZIP 01922 (Byfield, MA) and ZIP 01969 (Rowley, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 01922 has a population of 3,108 at 125 people per square mile, while ZIP 01969 has 5,856 at 129 per square mile. That difference in population size and density alone reshapes how every other metric should be interpreted — a higher-income ZIP with 1,200 residents behaves very differently from one with 45,000.

On income and education, ZIP 01922 reports a median household income of $142,207 against $132,734 in ZIP 01969, with per-capita income of $69,672 vs $71,507. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 55.1% in 01922 and 56.8% in 01969. Poverty rate reads 3.1% vs 3.1%, and unemployment 1.8% vs 3.3% — these four fields alone drive most of the difference in the scorecard grades you will see for each ZIP.

Housing separates these two ZIPs further: median home value sits at $804,900 in 01922 versus $667,300 in 01969, with median rent of — and $1,603 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 79.4% vs 81.7%. When reading the comparison table below, focus on paired metrics rather than single winners — a ZIP with lower home values and lower income is not strictly "worse" if rent-to-income ratios and commute times land in the same zone. Every value is pulled from the exact same ACS table so the two columns are genuinely comparable.