ZIP 03785 vs ZIP 03238

This side-by-side compares ZIP 03785 (Woodsville, 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 03785 has a population of 2,400 at 16 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 03785 reports a median household income of $57,902 against $47,067 in ZIP 03238, with per-capita income of $38,362 vs $44,566. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.4% in 03785 and 13.2% in 03238. Poverty rate reads 10.2% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 2.1% 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 $244,100 in 03785 versus $189,900 in 03238, with median rent of $1,105 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 53.1% 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.