ZIP 56437 vs ZIP 56446

This side-by-side compares ZIP 56437 (Bertha, MN) and ZIP 56446 (Eagle Bend, MN) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 56437 has a population of 1,380 at 8 people per square mile, while ZIP 56446 has 1,597 at 6 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 56437 reports a median household income of $60,345 against $56,979 in ZIP 56446, with per-capita income of $26,149 vs $29,335. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 15.3% in 56437 and 9.4% in 56446. Poverty rate reads 11.7% vs 12.6%, and unemployment 2.7% vs 2.8% — 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 $123,300 in 56437 versus $151,500 in 56446, with median rent of $900 and $800 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.0% vs 88.0%. 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.