ZIP 21702 vs ZIP 21714

This side-by-side compares ZIP 21702 (Frederick, MD) and ZIP 21714 (Braddock Heights, MD) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 21702 has a population of 38,847 at 371 people per square mile, while ZIP 21714 has 99 at 1,320 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 21702 reports a median household income of $106,983 against $161,806 in ZIP 21714, with per-capita income of $50,065 vs $90,161. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 41.4% in 21702 and 56.1% in 21714. Poverty rate reads 8.9% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 3.2% vs 0.0% — 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 $426,300 in 21702 versus $415,600 in 21714, with median rent of $1,770 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.2% vs 100.0%. 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.