ZIP 55065 vs ZIP 55031

This side-by-side compares ZIP 55065 (Randolph, MN) and ZIP 55031 (Hampton, MN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 55065 has a population of 1,201 at 14 people per square mile, while ZIP 55031 has 2,035 at 20 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 55065 reports a median household income of $119,667 against $114,338 in ZIP 55031, with per-capita income of $47,675 vs $48,954. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.9% in 55065 and 22.7% in 55031. Poverty rate reads 4.0% vs 3.7%, and unemployment 4.2% vs 3.0% — 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 $407,100 in 55065 versus $409,800 in 55031, with median rent of $1,411 and $1,102 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.8% vs 95.2%. 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.