ZIP 56270 vs ZIP 55333

This side-by-side compares ZIP 56270 (Morton, MN) and ZIP 55333 (Franklin, MN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 56270 has a population of 1,061 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 55333 has 856 at 5 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 56270 reports a median household income of $61,944 against $54,688 in ZIP 55333, with per-capita income of $30,053 vs $33,457. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.3% in 56270 and 10.8% in 55333. Poverty rate reads 14.6% vs 14.8%, and unemployment 2.3% vs 2.5% — 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 $104,300 in 56270 versus $129,800 in 55333, with median rent of $900 and $825 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 86.5% vs 88.1%. 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.