ZIP 03223 vs ZIP 03285

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03223 (Campton, NH) and ZIP 03285 (Thornton, NH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 03223 has a population of 3,427 at 18 people per square mile, while ZIP 03285 has 2,479 at 19 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 03223 reports a median household income of $118,534 against $90,022 in ZIP 03285, with per-capita income of $52,582 vs $50,230. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 51.0% in 03223 and 46.3% in 03285. Poverty rate reads 8.3% vs 9.2%, and unemployment 0.9% vs 1.3% — 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 $356,400 in 03223 versus $351,900 in 03285, with median rent of — and $1,270 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 94.4% vs 88.3%. 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.