ZIP 04740 vs ZIP 04758

This side-by-side compares ZIP 04740 (Easton, ME) and ZIP 04758 (Mars Hill, ME) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 04740 has a population of 1,287 at 13 people per square mile, while ZIP 04758 has 1,498 at 17 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 04740 reports a median household income of $53,309 against $65,156 in ZIP 04758, with per-capita income of $31,010 vs $33,142. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.9% in 04740 and 26.3% in 04758. Poverty rate reads 15.1% vs 9.5%, and unemployment 5.7% vs 10.8% — 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 $163,800 in 04740 versus $162,200 in 04758, with median rent of $510 and $488 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.8% vs 70.9%. 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.