ZIP 12175 vs ZIP 12149

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