ZIP 60548 vs ZIP 60552

This side-by-side compares ZIP 60548 (Sandwich, IL) and ZIP 60552 (Somonauk, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 60548 has a population of 12,218 at 117 people per square mile, while ZIP 60552 has 4,448 at 63 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 60548 reports a median household income of $82,957 against $113,411 in ZIP 60552, with per-capita income of $39,818 vs $61,990. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 21.6% in 60548 and 32.4% in 60552. Poverty rate reads 7.2% vs 3.4%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 3.1% — 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 $262,100 in 60548 versus $257,400 in 60552, with median rent of $1,045 and $1,388 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 82.1% vs 84.6%. 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.