ZIP 60480 vs ZIP 60457

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60480 (Willow Springs, IL) and ZIP 60457 (Hickory Hills, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60480 has a population of 5,246 at 347 people per square mile, while ZIP 60457 has 14,049 at 1,873 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 60480 reports a median household income of $98,917 against $76,786 in ZIP 60457, with per-capita income of $54,919 vs $37,032. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 35.7% in 60480 and 24.8% in 60457. Poverty rate reads 4.6% vs 11.4%, and unemployment 4.6% vs 6.1% — 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 $363,800 in 60480 versus $287,800 in 60457, with median rent of $1,463 and $1,145 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 83.2% vs 71.1%. 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.