ZIP 08007 vs ZIP 08035

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08007 (Barrington, NJ) and ZIP 08035 (Haddon Heights, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08007 has a population of 5,250 at 1,578 people per square mile, while ZIP 08035 has 7,566 at 1,848 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 08007 reports a median household income of $99,565 against $131,528 in ZIP 08035, with per-capita income of $47,264 vs $69,353. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 41.6% in 08007 and 57.7% in 08035. Poverty rate reads 7.4% vs 2.5%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 4.5% — 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 $264,200 in 08007 versus $386,500 in 08035, with median rent of $970 and $1,160 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 55.4% vs 77.2%. 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.