ZIP 02651 vs ZIP 02663

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02651 (North Eastham, MA) and ZIP 02663 (South Wellfleet, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02651 has a population of 16 at 86 people per square mile, while ZIP 02663 has 173 at 47 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 02651 reports a median household income of — against $83,587 in ZIP 02663, with per-capita income of — vs $97,615. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is — in 02651 and 84.3% in 02663. Poverty rate reads — vs 11.5%, and unemployment — vs 0.0% — 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 — in 02651 versus $853,200 in 02663, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is — vs 100.0%. 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.