ZIP 13620 vs ZIP 13305

This side-by-side compares ZIP 13620 (Castorland, NY) and ZIP 13305 (Beaver Falls, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 13620 has a population of 2,197 at 18 people per square mile, while ZIP 13305 has 293 at 118 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 13620 reports a median household income of $70,087 against — in ZIP 13305, with per-capita income of $29,093 vs $39,449. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.6% in 13620 and 7.2% in 13305. Poverty rate reads 13.2% vs 11.0%, and unemployment 1.2% vs 11.3% — 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 $181,800 in 13620 versus $106,400 in 13305, with median rent of $866 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 73.8% vs 82.6%. 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.