ZIP 13142 vs ZIP 13145

This side-by-side compares ZIP 13142 (Pulaski, NY) and ZIP 13145 (Sandy Creek, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 13142 has a population of 6,451 at 35 people per square mile, while ZIP 13145 has 1,926 at 45 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 13142 reports a median household income of $73,854 against $60,625 in ZIP 13145, with per-capita income of $38,204 vs $30,371. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.3% in 13142 and 20.7% in 13145. Poverty rate reads 16.2% vs 20.7%, and unemployment 8.2% vs 14.6% — 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 $171,700 in 13142 versus $142,200 in 13145, with median rent of $881 and $785 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 70.3% vs 65.9%. 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.