ZIP 03259 vs ZIP 03227

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03259 (North Sandwich, NH) and ZIP 03227 (Center Sandwich, NH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 03259 has a population of 368 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 03227 has 925 at 6 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 03259 reports a median household income of $84,872 against $146,917 in ZIP 03227, with per-capita income of $87,307 vs $108,247. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 64.6% in 03259 and 64.6% in 03227. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 5.8%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 11.2% — 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 $396,500 in 03259 versus $452,000 in 03227, with median rent of — and $1,571 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 92.7%. 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.