ZIP 49710 vs ZIP 49783

This side-by-side compares ZIP 49710 (Barbeau, MI) and ZIP 49783 (Sault Sainte Marie, MI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 49710 has a population of 409 at 4 people per square mile, while ZIP 49783 has 19,668 at 50 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 49710 reports a median household income of $77,656 against $60,658 in ZIP 49783, with per-capita income of $40,708 vs $32,313. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 13.9% in 49710 and 27.1% in 49783. Poverty rate reads 4.8% vs 14.6%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 4.6% — 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 $205,000 in 49710 versus $158,800 in 49783, with median rent of — and $795 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 95.1% vs 67.2%. 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.