ZIP 12184 vs ZIP 12130

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12184 (Valatie, NY) and ZIP 12130 (Niverville, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12184 has a population of 7,148 at 72 people per square mile, while ZIP 12130 has 987 at 638 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 12184 reports a median household income of $98,622 against $104,286 in ZIP 12130, with per-capita income of $55,342 vs $57,004. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 41.2% in 12184 and 61.9% in 12130. Poverty rate reads 7.4% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 7.7% vs 0.0% — 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 $355,200 in 12184 versus $186,800 in 12130, with median rent of $1,086 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.0% vs 85.2%. 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.