ZIP 21524 vs ZIP 21529

This side-by-side compares ZIP 21524 (Corriganville, MD) and ZIP 21529 (Ellerslie, MD) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 21524 has a population of 626 at 70 people per square mile, while ZIP 21529 has 631 at 67 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 21524 reports a median household income of $76,417 against $37,240 in ZIP 21529, with per-capita income of $30,855 vs $34,790. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 12.6% in 21524 and 6.4% in 21529. Poverty rate reads 9.3% vs 16.3%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 9.8% — 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 $158,500 in 21524 versus $163,300 in 21529, with median rent of $1,091 and $830 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 75.2% vs 70.4%. 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.