ZIP 14808 vs ZIP 14826

This side-by-side compares ZIP 14808 (Atlanta, NY) and ZIP 14826 (Cohocton, NY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 14808 has a population of 591 at 68 people per square mile, while ZIP 14826 has 2,216 at 14 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 14808 reports a median household income of $33,203 against $69,464 in ZIP 14826, with per-capita income of $26,500 vs $35,815. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 9.9% in 14808 and 18.1% in 14826. Poverty rate reads 30.6% vs 10.4%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 5.3% — 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 $83,000 in 14808 versus $132,300 in 14826, with median rent of — and $691 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.8% vs 90.4%. 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.