ZIP 02460 vs ZIP 02465

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02460 (Newtonville, MA) and ZIP 02465 (West Newton, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02460 has a population of 8,742 at 2,512 people per square mile, while ZIP 02465 has 11,710 at 2,016 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 02460 reports a median household income of $177,837 against $194,265 in ZIP 02465, with per-capita income of $92,495 vs $111,387. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 80.2% in 02460 and 77.8% in 02465. Poverty rate reads 2.7% vs 3.9%, and unemployment 3.7% 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 $1,224,600 in 02460 versus $1,159,200 in 02465, with median rent of $2,654 and $2,270 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 54.6% vs 69.9%. 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.