ZIP 59007 vs ZIP 59008

This side-by-side compares ZIP 59007 (Bearcreek, MT) and ZIP 59008 (Belfry, MT) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 59007 has a population of 113 at 1 people per square mile, while ZIP 59008 has 410 at 2 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 59007 reports a median household income of $113,750 against $100,469 in ZIP 59008, with per-capita income of $89,523 vs $47,718. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 40.3% in 59007 and 30.4% in 59008. Poverty rate reads 8.3% vs 18.2%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 3.9% — 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 $212,500 in 59007 versus $438,900 in 59008, with median rent of $775 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.7% vs 91.1%. 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.