ZIP 12845 vs ZIP 12824

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12845 (Lake George, NY) and ZIP 12824 (Diamond Point, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12845 has a population of 4,842 at 42 people per square mile, while ZIP 12824 has 894 at 23 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 12845 reports a median household income of $100,774 against $108,533 in ZIP 12824, with per-capita income of $53,279 vs $60,724. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 36.9% in 12845 and 44.6% in 12824. Poverty rate reads 6.4% vs 4.8%, and unemployment 1.1% vs 14.0% — 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 $355,900 in 12845 versus $425,900 in 12824, with median rent of $1,055 and $925 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.2% vs 95.0%. 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.