ZIP 13155 vs ZIP 13124

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