ZIP 22650 vs ZIP 22610

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22650 (Rileyville, VA) and ZIP 22610 (Bentonville, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22650 has a population of 978 at 13 people per square mile, while ZIP 22610 has 1,842 at 14 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 22650 reports a median household income of $72,226 against $81,500 in ZIP 22610, with per-capita income of $37,847 vs $34,550. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.9% in 22650 and 24.1% in 22610. Poverty rate reads 5.1% vs 10.1%, and unemployment 4.0% vs 7.0% — 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 $277,700 in 22650 versus $337,700 in 22610, with median rent of — and $1,301 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 96.5% vs 90.4%. 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.