ZIP 17262 vs ZIP 17220

This side-by-side compares ZIP 17262 (Spring Run, PA) and ZIP 17220 (Dry Run, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 17262 has a population of 1,462 at 21 people per square mile, while ZIP 17220 has 534 at 16 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 17262 reports a median household income of $87,708 against $66,359 in ZIP 17220, with per-capita income of $35,391 vs $41,325. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.6% in 17262 and 22.5% in 17220. Poverty rate reads 7.6% vs 9.5%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 0.0% — 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 $221,800 in 17262 versus $301,500 in 17220, with median rent of $675 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.7% vs 92.4%. 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.