ZIP 13124 vs ZIP 13155

This side-by-side compares ZIP 13124 (North Pitcher, NY) and ZIP 13155 (South Otselic, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 13124 has a population of 124 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 13155 has 663 at 13 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 13124 reports a median household income of $90,000 against $66,563 in ZIP 13155, with per-capita income of $42,426 vs $34,854. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.6% in 13124 and 18.6% in 13155. Poverty rate reads 3.4% vs 10.8%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 12.1% — 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 $195,800 in 13124 versus $106,300 in 13155, with median rent of — and $913 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 92.5% vs 81.2%. 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.