ZIP 02324 vs ZIP 02333

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02324 (Bridgewater, MA) and ZIP 02333 (East Bridgewater, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02324 has a population of 26,563 at 376 people per square mile, while ZIP 02333 has 13,794 at 309 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 02324 reports a median household income of $112,726 against $133,741 in ZIP 02333, with per-capita income of $50,876 vs $61,266. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 39.6% in 02324 and 34.0% in 02333. Poverty rate reads 4.8% vs 4.6%, and unemployment 4.2% vs 5.1% — 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 $533,600 in 02324 versus $509,200 in 02333, with median rent of $2,090 and $1,981 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.6% vs 83.0%. 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.