ZIP 12453 vs ZIP 12490

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12453 (Malden On Hudson, NY) and ZIP 12490 (West Camp, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12453 has a population of 366 at 286 people per square mile, while ZIP 12490 has 110 at 81 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 12453 reports a median household income of — against — in ZIP 12490, with per-capita income of $24,986 vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 56.4% in 12453 and — in 12490. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs —, and unemployment — vs — — 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 $345,900 in 12453 versus — in 12490, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs —. 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.