ZIP 03279 vs ZIP 03238

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03279 (Warren, NH) and ZIP 03238 (Glencliff, NH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 03279 has a population of 829 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 03238 has 75 at 11 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 03279 reports a median household income of $70,313 against $47,067 in ZIP 03238, with per-capita income of $37,097 vs $44,566. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.0% in 03279 and 13.2% in 03238. Poverty rate reads 12.8% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 2.6% 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 $253,100 in 03279 versus $189,900 in 03238, with median rent of $1,167 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.6% vs 100.0%. 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.