ZIP 14172 vs ZIP 14108

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14172 (Wilson, NY) and ZIP 14108 (Newfane, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14172 has a population of 3,200 at 50 people per square mile, while ZIP 14108 has 5,882 at 84 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 14172 reports a median household income of $81,330 against $76,345 in ZIP 14108, with per-capita income of $43,470 vs $34,939. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 29.2% in 14172 and 26.0% in 14108. Poverty rate reads 12.6% vs 12.3%, and unemployment 2.9% vs 9.1% — 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 $196,200 in 14172 versus $162,700 in 14108, with median rent of $1,060 and $860 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 85.1% vs 82.7%. 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.