ZIP 20737 vs ZIP 20710

This side-by-side compares ZIP 20737 (Riverdale, MD) and ZIP 20710 (Bladensburg, MD) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 20737 has a population of 20,684 at 1,930 people per square mile, while ZIP 20710 has 9,313 at 3,256 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 20737 reports a median household income of $86,951 against $63,810 in ZIP 20710, with per-capita income of $36,239 vs $25,574. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.4% in 20737 and 18.1% in 20710. Poverty rate reads 19.6% vs 21.2%, and unemployment 7.0% vs 9.2% — 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 $390,500 in 20737 versus $337,800 in 20710, with median rent of $1,655 and $1,663 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 50.4% vs 21.2%. 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.