ZIP 25247 vs ZIP 45779

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25247 (Hartford, WV) and ZIP 45779 (Syracuse, OH) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25247 has a population of 509 at 95 people per square mile, while ZIP 45779 has 755 at 400 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 25247 reports a median household income of $52,969 against $44,375 in ZIP 45779, with per-capita income of $25,496 vs $29,355. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 4.8% in 25247 and 11.5% in 45779. Poverty rate reads 5.4% vs 17.3%, and unemployment 0.0% 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 $84,300 in 25247 versus $119,500 in 45779, with median rent of — and $795 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.9% vs 66.9%. 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.