ZIP 65680 vs ZIP 65627

This side-by-side compares ZIP 65680 (Kissee Mills, MO) and ZIP 65627 (Cedarcreek, MO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 65680 has a population of 1,201 at 22 people per square mile, while ZIP 65627 has 460 at 3 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 65680 reports a median household income of $77,563 against $44,188 in ZIP 65627, with per-capita income of $37,396 vs $22,792. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 22.2% in 65680 and 15.0% in 65627. Poverty rate reads 7.6% vs 39.1%, and unemployment 0.5% vs 4.3% — 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 $186,200 in 65680 versus $126,900 in 65627, with median rent of $717 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 94.9% vs 77.0%. 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.