ZIP 12722 vs ZIP 10985

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12722 (Burlingham, NY) and ZIP 10985 (Thompson Ridge, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12722 has a population of 158 at 219 people per square mile, while ZIP 10985 has 58 at 87 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 12722 reports a median household income of — against — in ZIP 10985, with per-capita income of — vs —. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is — in 12722 and 45.5% in 10985. Poverty rate reads — vs 0.0%, and unemployment — 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 — in 12722 versus — in 10985, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is — vs 100.0%. 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.