ZIP 13801 vs ZIP 13155

This side-by-side compares ZIP 13801 (Mc Donough, NY) and ZIP 13155 (South Otselic, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 13801 has a population of 1,398 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 13155 has 663 at 13 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 13801 reports a median household income of $69,375 against $66,563 in ZIP 13155, with per-capita income of $37,010 vs $34,854. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.9% in 13801 and 18.6% in 13155. Poverty rate reads 14.7% vs 10.8%, and unemployment 5.7% vs 12.1% — 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 $129,300 in 13801 versus $106,300 in 13155, with median rent of $900 and $913 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.6% vs 81.2%. 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.