ZIP 12992 vs ZIP 12921

This side-by-side compares ZIP 12992 (West Chazy, NY) and ZIP 12921 (Chazy, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 12992 has a population of 4,778 at 29 people per square mile, while ZIP 12921 has 2,410 at 28 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 12992 reports a median household income of $82,685 against $101,302 in ZIP 12921, with per-capita income of $36,607 vs $44,508. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.8% in 12992 and 29.9% in 12921. Poverty rate reads 8.0% vs 8.1%, and unemployment 3.7% vs 5.7% — 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 $161,100 in 12992 versus $215,100 in 12921, with median rent of $930 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 78.8% vs 85.9%. 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.