ZIP 15003 vs ZIP 15056

This side-by-side compares ZIP 15003 (Ambridge, PA) and ZIP 15056 (Leetsdale, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 15003 has a population of 11,861 at 701 people per square mile, while ZIP 15056 has 1,140 at 478 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 15003 reports a median household income of $59,550 against $67,292 in ZIP 15056, with per-capita income of $34,134 vs $42,057. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.8% in 15003 and 39.3% in 15056. Poverty rate reads 11.5% vs 6.1%, and unemployment 6.9% vs 5.0% — 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 $134,500 in 15003 versus $161,500 in 15056, with median rent of $950 and $982 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 64.2% vs 57.1%. 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.