ZIP 59914 vs ZIP 59910

This side-by-side compares ZIP 59914 (Dayton, MT) and ZIP 59910 (Big Arm, MT) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 59914 has a population of 234 at 7 people per square mile, while ZIP 59910 has 356 at 3 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 59914 reports a median household income of $83,750 against $99,886 in ZIP 59910, with per-capita income of $54,732 vs $50,715. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 45.0% in 59914 and 25.5% in 59910. Poverty rate reads 15.9% vs 21.1%, and unemployment 13.6% vs 16.5% — 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 $1,214,300 in 59914 versus $588,500 in 59910, with median rent of $1,375 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.5% vs 77.3%. 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.