ZIP 03037 vs ZIP 03261

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03037 (Deerfield, NH) and ZIP 03261 (Northwood, NH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 03037 has a population of 4,219 at 34 people per square mile, while ZIP 03261 has 4,246 at 58 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 03037 reports a median household income of $130,371 against $129,375 in ZIP 03261, with per-capita income of $52,810 vs $48,395. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 46.7% in 03037 and 38.9% in 03261. Poverty rate reads 7.1% vs 7.5%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 3.6% — 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 $424,000 in 03037 versus $363,000 in 03261, with median rent of $1,593 and $1,201 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.0% vs 89.0%. 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.