ZIP 12035 vs ZIP 12160

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12035 (Central Bridge, NY) and ZIP 12160 (Sloansville, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12035 has a population of 802 at 50 people per square mile, while ZIP 12160 has 944 at 21 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 12035 reports a median household income of $98,375 against $69,750 in ZIP 12160, with per-capita income of $37,607 vs $41,661. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.5% in 12035 and 16.1% in 12160. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 10.3%, and unemployment 1.5% 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 $211,400 in 12035 versus $167,600 in 12160, with median rent of $1,075 and $1,289 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.1% vs 77.6%. 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.