ZIP 03282 vs ZIP 03266

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03282 (Wentworth, NH) and ZIP 03266 (Rumney, NH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 03282 has a population of 902 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 03266 has 2,163 at 8 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 03282 reports a median household income of $98,333 against $76,071 in ZIP 03266, with per-capita income of $47,079 vs $42,427. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.6% in 03282 and 39.2% in 03266. Poverty rate reads 11.9% vs 11.9%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 4.6% — 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 $304,500 in 03282 versus $281,900 in 03266, with median rent of $1,727 and $1,112 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.4% vs 83.0%. 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.