ZIP 29037 vs ZIP 29145

This side-by-side compares ZIP 29037 (Chappells, SC) and ZIP 29145 (Silverstreet, SC) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 29037 has a population of 824 at 5 people per square mile, while ZIP 29145 has 837 at 7 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 29037 reports a median household income of $72,768 against $67,778 in ZIP 29145, with per-capita income of $29,870 vs $35,772. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 6.4% in 29037 and 11.4% in 29145. Poverty rate reads 22.5% vs 14.3%, and unemployment 11.3% vs 1.1% — 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 $147,300 in 29037 versus $91,300 in 29145, with median rent of — and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.7% vs 81.9%. 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.