ZIP 02713 vs ZIP 02543

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02713 (Cuttyhunk, MA) and ZIP 02543 (Woods Hole, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02713 has a population of 52 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 02543 has 635 at 25 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 02713 reports a median household income of $79,167 against $72,349 in ZIP 02543, with per-capita income of $71,165 vs $83,035. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 56.5% in 02713 and 86.5% in 02543. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 1.0%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 1.8% — 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 $700,000 in 02713 versus $925,200 in 02543, with median rent of — and $1,287 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.0% vs 79.6%. 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.