ZIP 52073 vs ZIP 52039

This side-by-side compares ZIP 52073 (Sherrill, IA) and ZIP 52039 (Durango, IA) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 52073 has a population of 1,414 at 11 people per square mile, while ZIP 52039 has 1,158 at 13 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 52073 reports a median household income of $95,526 against $79,345 in ZIP 52039, with per-capita income of $37,565 vs $42,644. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 23.2% in 52073 and 22.7% in 52039. Poverty rate reads 4.6% vs 10.7%, and unemployment 1.3% vs 3.1% — 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 $297,400 in 52073 versus $330,700 in 52039, with median rent of $1,072 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 89.6% vs 92.4%. 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.