ZIP 54230 vs ZIP 54207

This side-by-side compares ZIP 54230 (Reedsville, WI) and ZIP 54207 (Collins, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 54230 has a population of 4,782 at 17 people per square mile, while ZIP 54207 has 176 at 69 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 54230 reports a median household income of $87,688 against $58,125 in ZIP 54207, with per-capita income of $41,358 vs $31,603. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 18.8% in 54230 and 7.7% in 54207. Poverty rate reads 7.7% vs 5.2%, and unemployment 1.2% 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 $227,200 in 54230 versus $160,400 in 54207, with median rent of $638 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 87.8% vs 80.3%. 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.