ZIP 18355 vs ZIP 18370

This side-by-side compares ZIP 18355 (Scotrun, PA) and ZIP 18370 (Swiftwater, PA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 18355 has a population of 1,492 at 81 people per square mile, while ZIP 18370 has 1,096 at 81 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 18355 reports a median household income of $96,364 against $143,250 in ZIP 18370, with per-capita income of $34,707 vs $72,650. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 17.4% in 18355 and 44.5% in 18370. Poverty rate reads 32.9% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 5.0% vs 4.0% — 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 $297,600 in 18355 versus $250,900 in 18370, with median rent of $1,716 and $1,324 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 69.3% vs 67.0%. 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.