ZIP 08810 vs ZIP 08852

This side-by-side compares ZIP 08810 (Dayton, NJ) and ZIP 08852 (Monmouth Junction, NJ) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 08810 has a population of 8,401 at 447 people per square mile, while ZIP 08852 has 17,220 at 474 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 08810 reports a median household income of $151,902 against $133,209 in ZIP 08852, with per-capita income of $59,761 vs $64,114. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 70.5% in 08810 and 67.4% in 08852. Poverty rate reads 2.5% vs 6.2%, and unemployment 6.8% vs 5.2% — 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 $496,600 in 08810 versus $523,000 in 08852, with median rent of $2,199 and $1,970 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.0% vs 65.5%. 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.