ZIP 62410 vs ZIP 62460

This side-by-side compares ZIP 62410 (Allendale, IL) and ZIP 62460 (Saint Francisville, IL) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 62410 has a population of 985 at 10 people per square mile, while ZIP 62460 has 1,231 at 10 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 62410 reports a median household income of $80,588 against $66,620 in ZIP 62460, with per-capita income of $32,962 vs $30,505. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 16.8% in 62410 and 12.2% in 62460. Poverty rate reads 10.3% vs 5.6%, and unemployment 12.5% vs 14.9% — 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 $113,400 in 62410 versus $90,000 in 62460, with median rent of — and $950 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 91.8% vs 89.7%. 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.