ZIP 14037 vs ZIP 14145

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14037 (Cowlesville, NY) and ZIP 14145 (Strykersville, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14037 has a population of 1,166 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 14145 has 1,618 at 22 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 14037 reports a median household income of $93,594 against $85,114 in ZIP 14145, with per-capita income of $48,689 vs $41,575. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.4% in 14037 and 19.4% in 14145. Poverty rate reads 7.0% vs 5.7%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 0.9% — 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 $277,600 in 14037 versus $194,400 in 14145, with median rent of — and $856 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.9% vs 82.3%. 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.