ZIP 22946 vs ZIP 22937

This side-by-side compares ZIP 22946 (Keene, VA) and ZIP 22937 (Esmont, VA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 22946 has a population of 244 at 22 people per square mile, while ZIP 22937 has 1,486 at 13 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 22946 reports a median household income of $115,655 against $86,979 in ZIP 22937, with per-capita income of $42,268 vs $36,460. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 54.5% in 22946 and 29.3% in 22937. Poverty rate reads 0.0% vs 10.6%, and unemployment 13.7% vs 2.8% — 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 $348,400 in 22946 versus $249,600 in 22937, with median rent of — and $1,398 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 100.0% vs 75.7%. 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.