ZIP 02347 vs ZIP 02717

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02347 (Lakeville, MA) and ZIP 02717 (East Freetown, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02347 has a population of 10,612 at 138 people per square mile, while ZIP 02717 has 4,745 at 104 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 02347 reports a median household income of $133,984 against $130,625 in ZIP 02717, with per-capita income of $55,958 vs $49,916. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 38.6% in 02347 and 33.3% in 02717. Poverty rate reads 4.0% vs 1.9%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 4.8% — 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 $565,900 in 02347 versus $520,800 in 02717, with median rent of $1,884 and $1,961 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.5% vs 80.3%. 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.