ZIP 54202 vs ZIP 54211

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54202 (Baileys Harbor, WI) and ZIP 54211 (Ephraim, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54202 has a population of 1,240 at 12 people per square mile, while ZIP 54211 has 277 at 30 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 54202 reports a median household income of $73,784 against $100,938 in ZIP 54211, with per-capita income of $45,003 vs $94,001. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 48.4% in 54202 and 78.4% in 54211. Poverty rate reads 7.0% vs 7.7%, and unemployment 2.4% 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 $432,200 in 54202 versus $500,000 in 54211, with median rent of $1,293 and $956 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.2% vs 88.8%. 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.