ZIP 60062 vs ZIP 60026

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60062 (Northbrook, IL) and ZIP 60026 (Glenview, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60062 has a population of 39,936 at 833 people per square mile, while ZIP 60026 has 13,335 at 1,264 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 60062 reports a median household income of $143,323 against $137,778 in ZIP 60026, with per-capita income of $83,574 vs $77,981. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 70.7% in 60062 and 68.0% in 60026. Poverty rate reads 5.0% vs 7.5%, and unemployment 3.0% vs 1.7% — 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 $632,500 in 60062 versus $694,200 in 60026, with median rent of $2,013 and $2,080 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.9% vs 68.3%. 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.