ZIP 22611 vs ZIP 20135

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22611 (Berryville, VA) and ZIP 20135 (Bluemont, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22611 has a population of 8,757 at 42 people per square mile, while ZIP 20135 has 2,834 at 25 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 22611 reports a median household income of $120,381 against $114,219 in ZIP 20135, with per-capita income of $56,102 vs $65,672. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 37.9% in 22611 and 40.2% in 20135. Poverty rate reads 8.6% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 3.2% vs 1.8% — 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 $580,200 in 22611 versus $573,500 in 20135, with median rent of $1,425 and $1,404 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 76.7% vs 91.6%. 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.