ZIP 22740 vs ZIP 22747

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22740 (Sperryville, VA) and ZIP 22747 (Washington, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22740 has a population of 1,313 at 6 people per square mile, while ZIP 22747 has 1,132 at 11 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 22740 reports a median household income of $65,938 against $90,625 in ZIP 22747, with per-capita income of $45,469 vs $54,695. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 46.0% in 22740 and 55.7% in 22747. Poverty rate reads 6.9% vs 12.1%, and unemployment 17.3% vs 10.6% — 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 $469,400 in 22740 versus $493,900 in 22747, with median rent of $1,589 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 64.9% vs 67.4%. 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.