ZIP 22712 vs ZIP 22734

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22712 (Bealeton, VA) and ZIP 22734 (Remington, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22712 has a population of 8,415 at 90 people per square mile, while ZIP 22734 has 3,187 at 41 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 22712 reports a median household income of $103,618 against $80,389 in ZIP 22734, with per-capita income of $39,462 vs $41,167. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.6% in 22712 and 27.0% in 22734. Poverty rate reads 7.9% vs 9.6%, and unemployment 2.0% vs 8.4% — 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 $412,900 in 22712 versus $373,700 in 22734, with median rent of $1,389 and $1,500 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.1% vs 56.5%. 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.