ZIP 02780 vs ZIP 02703

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02780 (Taunton, MA) and ZIP 02703 (Attleboro, MA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02780 has a population of 49,036 at 573 people per square mile, while ZIP 02703 has 43,593 at 628 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 02780 reports a median household income of $74,471 against $99,152 in ZIP 02703, with per-capita income of $37,976 vs $44,779. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.3% in 02780 and 34.1% in 02703. Poverty rate reads 13.5% vs 8.7%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 4.7% — 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 $413,900 in 02780 versus $448,800 in 02703, with median rent of $1,313 and $1,590 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 59.0% vs 66.1%. 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.