ZIP 60457 vs ZIP 60465

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60457 (Hickory Hills, IL) and ZIP 60465 (Palos Hills, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both, no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60457 has a population of 14,049 at 1,873 people per square mile, while ZIP 60465 has 17,495 at 1,423 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 60457 reports a median household income of $76,786 against $83,533 in ZIP 60465, with per-capita income of $37,032 vs $39,406. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 24.8% in 60457 and 27.6% in 60465. Poverty rate reads 11.4% vs 8.4%, and unemployment 6.1% vs 4.1% - 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 $287,800 in 60457 versus $279,200 in 60465, with median rent of $1,145 and $1,269 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 71.1% vs 76.9%. 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.