ZIP 14008 vs ZIP 14028

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14008 (Appleton, NY) and ZIP 14028 (Burt, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14008 has a population of 1,467 at 23 people per square mile, while ZIP 14028 has 1,595 at 46 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 14008 reports a median household income of $77,702 against $89,188 in ZIP 14028, with per-capita income of $46,544 vs $42,961. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.7% in 14008 and 21.2% in 14028. Poverty rate reads 3.2% vs 9.5%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 2.1% — 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 $188,700 in 14008 versus $198,900 in 14028, with median rent of $629 and $1,688 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.1% vs 93.6%. 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.