ZIP 12019 vs ZIP 12027

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12019 (Ballston Lake, NY) and ZIP 12027 (Burnt Hills, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12019 has a population of 14,740 at 193 people per square mile, while ZIP 12027 has 3,882 at 209 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 12019 reports a median household income of $112,420 against $120,000 in ZIP 12027, with per-capita income of $64,799 vs $52,510. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 53.2% in 12019 and 56.6% in 12027. Poverty rate reads 3.6% vs 6.4%, and unemployment 0.8% vs 1.1% — 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 $400,400 in 12019 versus $344,100 in 12027, with median rent of $1,242 and $2,071 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.3% vs 86.0%. 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.