ZIP 05734 vs ZIP 05770

This side-by-side compares ZIP 05734 (Bridport, VT) and ZIP 05770 (Shoreham, VT) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 05734 has a population of 1,306 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 05770 has 1,136 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 05734 reports a median household income of $81,250 against $92,188 in ZIP 05770, with per-capita income of $43,756 vs $46,262. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.2% in 05734 and 37.4% in 05770. Poverty rate reads 4.4% vs 8.9%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 1.6% — 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 $358,600 in 05734 versus $320,000 in 05770, with median rent of $1,194 and $1,188 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.7% vs 80.5%. 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.