ZIP 02739 vs ZIP 02719

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02739 (Mattapoisett, MA) and ZIP 02719 (Fairhaven, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02739 has a population of 6,045 at 134 people per square mile, while ZIP 02719 has 15,873 at 495 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 02739 reports a median household income of $130,241 against $95,965 in ZIP 02719, with per-capita income of $73,905 vs $59,221. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 57.2% in 02739 and 32.5% in 02719. Poverty rate reads 4.3% vs 8.3%, and unemployment 1.1% vs 5.6% — 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 $681,600 in 02739 versus $446,700 in 02719, with median rent of $1,597 and $1,118 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.3% vs 74.4%. 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.