ZIP 55084 vs ZIP 54024

This side-by-side compares ZIP 55084 (Taylors Falls, MN) and ZIP 54024 (Saint Croix Falls, WI) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 55084 has a population of 1,628 at 26 people per square mile, while ZIP 54024 has 4,811 at 22 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 55084 reports a median household income of $94,297 against $75,417 in ZIP 54024, with per-capita income of $44,220 vs $42,484. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 25.7% in 55084 and 25.3% in 54024. Poverty rate reads 4.0% vs 6.1%, and unemployment 6.0% vs 4.1% — 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 $318,500 in 55084 versus $271,900 in 54024, with median rent of $1,090 and $924 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.6% vs 74.7%. 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.