ZIP 02885 vs ZIP 02809

This side-by-side compares ZIP 02885 (Warren, RI) and ZIP 02809 (Bristol, RI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 02885 has a population of 10,627 at 669 people per square mile, while ZIP 02809 has 22,938 at 902 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 02885 reports a median household income of $90,729 against $97,764 in ZIP 02809, with per-capita income of $53,007 vs $52,739. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 36.4% in 02885 and 47.6% in 02809. Poverty rate reads 9.7% vs 6.5%, and unemployment 4.2% vs 2.7% — 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 $395,700 in 02885 versus $485,000 in 02809, with median rent of $1,363 and $1,579 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 61.3% 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.