ZIP 13144 vs ZIP 13302

This side-by-side compares ZIP 13144 (Richland, NY) and ZIP 13302 (Altmar, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 13144 has a population of 1,531 at 15 people per square mile, while ZIP 13302 has 1,610 at 14 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 13144 reports a median household income of $64,073 against $55,341 in ZIP 13302, with per-capita income of $30,172 vs $31,394. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 9.1% in 13144 and 10.4% in 13302. Poverty rate reads 20.1% vs 16.0%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 11.2% — 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 $106,700 in 13144 versus $107,300 in 13302, with median rent of $773 and $925 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.2% vs 79.6%. 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.