ZIP 22003 vs ZIP 22030

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22003 (Annandale, VA) and ZIP 22030 (Fairfax, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22003 has a population of 55,990 at 1,737 people per square mile, while ZIP 22030 has 55,066 at 1,126 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 22003 reports a median household income of $138,794 against $139,831 in ZIP 22030, with per-capita income of $58,174 vs $60,132. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 51.2% in 22003 and 66.5% in 22030. Poverty rate reads 10.6% vs 5.8%, and unemployment 4.7% vs 5.2% — 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 $732,400 in 22003 versus $740,400 in 22030, with median rent of $2,008 and $2,279 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.3% vs 57.9%. 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.