ZIP 60157 vs ZIP 60143

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60157 (Medinah, IL) and ZIP 60143 (Itasca, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60157 has a population of 2,380 at 616 people per square mile, while ZIP 60143 has 10,360 at 581 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 60157 reports a median household income of $136,434 against $114,420 in ZIP 60143, with per-capita income of $68,570 vs $62,939. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 42.7% in 60157 and 49.2% in 60143. Poverty rate reads 5.9% vs 1.9%, and unemployment 3.3% vs 2.4% — 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 $532,200 in 60157 versus $398,500 in 60143, with median rent of — and $1,862 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 94.7% vs 71.8%. 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.