ZIP 25425 vs ZIP 25432

This side-by-side compares ZIP 25425 (Harpers Ferry, WV) and ZIP 25432 (Millville, WV) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 25425 has a population of 12,835 at 124 people per square mile, while ZIP 25432 has 121 at 57 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 25425 reports a median household income of $94,048 against $46,397 in ZIP 25432, with per-capita income of $47,409 vs $25,169. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.8% in 25425 and 0.0% in 25432. Poverty rate reads 11.2% vs 0.0%, and unemployment 4.8% 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 $341,200 in 25425 versus $191,100 in 25432, with median rent of $1,159 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.3% vs 55.3%. 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.