ZIP 66042 vs ZIP 66033

This side-by-side compares ZIP 66042 (Lane, KS) and ZIP 66033 (Greeley, KS) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 66042 has a population of 657 at 9 people per square mile, while ZIP 66033 has 767 at 5 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 66042 reports a median household income of $67,813 against $91,540 in ZIP 66033, with per-capita income of $25,300 vs $44,189. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 11.2% in 66042 and 14.2% in 66033. Poverty rate reads 5.6% vs 8.5%, and unemployment 2.6% vs 8.1% — 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 $185,900 in 66042 versus $203,700 in 66033, with median rent of $1,342 and $850 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 55.3% vs 87.8%. 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.