ZIP 02642 vs ZIP 02651

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02642 (Eastham, MA) and ZIP 02651 (North Eastham, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02642 has a population of 4,937 at 137 people per square mile, while ZIP 02651 has 16 at 86 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 02642 reports a median household income of $72,992 against — in ZIP 02651, with per-capita income of $54,373 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 54.4% in 02642 and — in 02651. Poverty rate reads 10.7% vs —, and unemployment 9.7% vs — — 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 $732,200 in 02642 versus — in 02651, with median rent of $1,747 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.9% vs —. 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.