ZIP 03604 vs ZIP 03602

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03604 (Drewsville, NH) and ZIP 03602 (Alstead, NH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 03604 has a population of 69 at 54 people per square mile, while ZIP 03602 has 2,654 at 18 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 03604 reports a median household income of — against $70,455 in ZIP 03602, with per-capita income of — vs $52,282. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is — in 03604 and 26.7% in 03602. Poverty rate reads — vs 7.3%, and unemployment — vs 3.1% — 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 — in 03604 versus $279,400 in 03602, with median rent of — and $828 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is — vs 80.3%. 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.