ZIP 59008 vs ZIP 59007

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