ZIP 03216 vs ZIP 03231

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03216 (Andover, NH) and ZIP 03231 (East Andover, NH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 03216 has a population of 2,159 at 22 people per square mile, while ZIP 03231 has 202 at 36 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 03216 reports a median household income of $88,311 against — in ZIP 03231, with per-capita income of $42,915 vs $68,556. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.1% in 03216 and 75.3% in 03231. Poverty rate reads 10.9% vs 3.4%, and unemployment 2.1% vs 0.0% — 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 $358,800 in 03216 versus $604,800 in 03231, with median rent of $1,333 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.3% vs 62.1%. 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.