ZIP 60513 vs ZIP 60526

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60513 (Brookfield, IL) and ZIP 60526 (La Grange Park, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60513 has a population of 19,047 at 2,330 people per square mile, while ZIP 60526 has 13,576 at 1,909 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 60513 reports a median household income of $110,338 against $120,308 in ZIP 60526, with per-capita income of $51,111 vs $59,542. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 42.3% in 60513 and 57.3% in 60526. Poverty rate reads 5.4% vs 4.9%, and unemployment 3.3% vs 3.3% — 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 $332,400 in 60513 versus $439,800 in 60526, with median rent of $1,415 and $1,439 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.7% vs 72.0%. 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.