ZIP 22742 vs ZIP 22736

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22742 (Sumerduck, VA) and ZIP 22736 (Richardsville, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22742 has a population of 1,926 at 34 people per square mile, while ZIP 22736 has 732 at 10 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 22742 reports a median household income of $103,447 against $100,156 in ZIP 22736, with per-capita income of $50,695 vs $29,403. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 20.4% in 22742 and 6.4% in 22736. Poverty rate reads 1.8% vs 1.1%, and unemployment 7.3% vs 0.0% — 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 $464,600 in 22742 versus $350,000 in 22736, with median rent of $2,048 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 84.5% vs 89.8%. 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.