ZIP 12149 vs ZIP 12175

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12149 (Richmondville, NY) and ZIP 12175 (Summit, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12149 has a population of 2,474 at 20 people per square mile, while ZIP 12175 has 797 at 14 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 12149 reports a median household income of $50,608 against $90,250 in ZIP 12175, with per-capita income of $33,460 vs $41,264. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.8% in 12149 and 29.3% in 12175. Poverty rate reads 10.2% vs 5.4%, and unemployment 4.3% vs 15.8% — 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 $169,500 in 12149 versus $152,100 in 12175, with median rent of $860 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.7% vs 92.9%. 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.