ZIP 21133 vs ZIP 21244

This side-by-side compares ZIP 21133 (Randallstown, MD) and ZIP 21244 (Windsor Mill, MD) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 21133 has a population of 29,998 at 1,139 people per square mile, while ZIP 21244 has 34,611 at 996 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 21133 reports a median household income of $80,480 against $85,114 in ZIP 21244, with per-capita income of $43,002 vs $37,916. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 33.3% in 21133 and 35.2% in 21244. Poverty rate reads 9.3% vs 7.8%, and unemployment 6.6% vs 6.3% — 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 $322,800 in 21133 versus $282,600 in 21244, with median rent of $1,556 and $1,622 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 68.4% vs 49.0%. 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.