ZIP 48114 vs ZIP 48380

This side-by-side compares ZIP 48114 (Brighton, MI) and ZIP 48380 (Milford, MI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 48114 has a population of 19,702 at 230 people per square mile, while ZIP 48380 has 7,404 at 113 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 48114 reports a median household income of $124,063 against $131,979 in ZIP 48380, with per-capita income of $59,701 vs $63,235. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 50.0% in 48114 and 47.5% in 48380. Poverty rate reads 3.4% vs 6.6%, and unemployment 3.6% vs 4.8% — 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 $405,400 in 48114 versus $447,000 in 48380, with median rent of $1,404 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 93.1% vs 99.1%. 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.