ZIP 04786 vs ZIP 04757

This side-by-side compares ZIP 04786 (Washburn, ME) and ZIP 04757 (Mapleton, ME) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 04786 has a population of 1,970 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 04757 has 2,870 at 9 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 04786 reports a median household income of $55,326 against $84,042 in ZIP 04757, with per-capita income of $30,989 vs $38,689. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 27.2% in 04786 and 31.5% in 04757. Poverty rate reads 11.4% vs 7.8%, and unemployment 6.6% vs 3.5% — 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 $115,100 in 04786 versus $189,200 in 04757, with median rent of $492 and $611 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.2% vs 84.7%. 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.