ZIP 13348 vs ZIP 13315

This side-by-side compares ZIP 13348 (Hartwick, NY) and ZIP 13315 (Burlington Flats, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 13348 has a population of 1,469 at 15 people per square mile, while ZIP 13315 has 1,419 at 11 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 13348 reports a median household income of $80,245 against $65,921 in ZIP 13315, with per-capita income of $34,018 vs $38,948. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 32.6% in 13348 and 19.8% in 13315. Poverty rate reads 8.4% vs 16.0%, and unemployment 17.5% vs 3.6% — 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 $170,400 in 13348 versus $202,000 in 13315, with median rent of $1,064 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.6% vs 85.6%. 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.