ZIP 02025 vs ZIP 02061

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02025 (Cohasset, MA) and ZIP 02061 (Norwell, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02025 has a population of 7,542 at 298 people per square mile, while ZIP 02061 has 10,506 at 194 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 02025 reports a median household income of $199,306 against $188,699 in ZIP 02061, with per-capita income of $113,599 vs $78,866. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 76.7% in 02025 and 69.6% in 02061. Poverty rate reads 3.0% vs 2.7%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 1.9% — 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 $1,318,900 in 02025 versus $865,700 in 02061, with median rent of $2,755 and $2,215 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.0% vs 91.6%. 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.