ZIP 17321 vs ZIP 17352

This side-by-side compares ZIP 17321 (Fawn Grove, PA) and ZIP 17352 (New Park, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 17321 has a population of 2,238 at 53 people per square mile, while ZIP 17352 has 1,292 at 36 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 17321 reports a median household income of $114,205 against $125,750 in ZIP 17352, with per-capita income of $46,624 vs $43,700. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.3% in 17321 and 19.4% in 17352. Poverty rate reads 4.8% vs 9.1%, and unemployment 5.3% vs 4.8% — 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 $291,200 in 17321 versus $338,600 in 17352, with median rent of $1,599 and $1,038 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.3% vs 87.1%. 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.