ZIP 25239 vs ZIP 25264

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25239 (Cottageville, WV) and ZIP 25264 (Mount Alto, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25239 has a population of 1,732 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 25264 has 441 at 26 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 25239 reports a median household income of $80,446 against $66,150 in ZIP 25264, with per-capita income of $30,119 vs $34,724. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.2% in 25239 and 20.6% in 25264. Poverty rate reads 16.6% vs 11.0%, and unemployment 9.4% vs 6.4% — 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 $159,100 in 25239 versus $113,500 in 25264, with median rent of $1,012 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 90.4% vs 76.6%. 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.