ZIP 17221 vs ZIP 17271

This side-by-side compares ZIP 17221 (Fannettsburg, PA) and ZIP 17271 (Willow Hill, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 17221 has a population of 637 at 24 people per square mile, while ZIP 17271 has 339 at 12 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 17221 reports a median household income of $62,109 against $93,075 in ZIP 17271, with per-capita income of $51,072 vs $38,521. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.6% in 17221 and 35.6% in 17271. Poverty rate reads 3.5% vs 15.9%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 3.7% — 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 $203,200 in 17221 versus $203,800 in 17271, with median rent of — and $576 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.4% vs 66.7%. 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.