ZIP 61010 vs ZIP 61084

This side-by-side compares ZIP 61010 (Byron, IL) and ZIP 61084 (Stillman Valley, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 61010 has a population of 8,032 at 80 people per square mile, while ZIP 61084 has 3,175 at 35 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 61010 reports a median household income of $93,613 against $102,817 in ZIP 61084, with per-capita income of $43,618 vs $50,892. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 34.6% in 61010 and 35.5% in 61084. Poverty rate reads 6.8% vs 4.4%, and unemployment 3.1% vs 1.5% — 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 $235,000 in 61010 versus $214,100 in 61084, with median rent of $951 and $850 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 81.8% vs 90.0%. 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.