ZIP 13153 vs ZIP 13060

This side-by-side compares ZIP 13153 (Skaneateles Falls, NY) and ZIP 13060 (Elbridge, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 13153 has a population of 399 at 172 people per square mile, while ZIP 13060 has 2,806 at 68 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 13153 reports a median household income of $158,688 against $64,448 in ZIP 13060, with per-capita income of $55,383 vs $38,355. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 73.0% in 13153 and 17.8% in 13060. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 13.0%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 2.5% — 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 $198,600 in 13153 versus $123,100 in 13060, with median rent of — and $921 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 88.0%. 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.