ZIP 12485 vs ZIP 12424

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12485 (Tannersville, NY) and ZIP 12424 (East Jewett, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12485 has a population of 865 at 40 people per square mile, while ZIP 12424 has 250 at 5 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 12485 reports a median household income of $67,165 against $54,141 in ZIP 12424, with per-capita income of $28,128 vs $55,544. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.6% in 12485 and 18.6% in 12424. Poverty rate reads 16.4% vs 5.4%, and unemployment 1.8% 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 $316,700 in 12485 versus $265,500 in 12424, with median rent of $950 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 47.5% vs 87.7%. 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.