ZIP 60521 vs ZIP 60514

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60521 (Hinsdale, IL) and ZIP 60514 (Clarendon Hills, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60521 has a population of 17,597 at 1,439 people per square mile, while ZIP 60514 has 9,708 at 1,851 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 60521 reports a median household income of $249,200 against $118,716 in ZIP 60514, with per-capita income of $119,640 vs $77,141. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 79.3% in 60521 and 68.6% in 60514. Poverty rate reads 2.9% vs 8.8%, and unemployment 3.1% 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 $1,032,800 in 60521 versus $566,300 in 60514, with median rent of $1,955 and $1,231 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 88.4% vs 77.7%. 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.