ZIP 60446 vs ZIP 60403

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60446 (Romeoville, IL) and ZIP 60403 (Crest Hill, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60446 has a population of 39,807 at 919 people per square mile, while ZIP 60403 has 17,529 at 1,035 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 60446 reports a median household income of $106,258 against $73,074 in ZIP 60403, with per-capita income of $38,087 vs $38,935. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 28.1% in 60446 and 26.2% in 60403. Poverty rate reads 5.5% vs 11.9%, and unemployment 5.0% vs 5.5% — 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 $256,400 in 60446 versus $233,200 in 60403, with median rent of $1,888 and $1,481 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 80.9% vs 67.4%. 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.