ZIP 12155 vs ZIP 12197

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12155 (Schenevus, NY) and ZIP 12197 (Worcester, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12155 has a population of 1,977 at 13 people per square mile, while ZIP 12197 has 2,233 at 13 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 12155 reports a median household income of $62,361 against $77,778 in ZIP 12197, with per-capita income of $31,114 vs $33,307. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.9% in 12155 and 27.5% in 12197. Poverty rate reads 7.6% vs 18.9%, and unemployment 3.4% vs 4.0% — 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 $164,700 in 12155 versus $165,200 in 12197, with median rent of $746 and $732 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 92.6% vs 89.6%. 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.