ZIP 60030 vs ZIP 60060

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60030 (Grayslake, IL) and ZIP 60060 (Mundelein, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60030 has a population of 36,056 at 543 people per square mile, while ZIP 60060 has 37,189 at 610 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 60030 reports a median household income of $104,795 against $110,335 in ZIP 60060, with per-capita income of $53,938 vs $50,956. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 49.0% in 60030 and 46.0% in 60060. Poverty rate reads 6.1% vs 8.9%, and unemployment 5.6% 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 $292,400 in 60030 versus $326,700 in 60060, with median rent of $1,553 and $1,572 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.5% vs 73.8%. 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.