ZIP 81646 vs ZIP 81413

This side-by-side compares ZIP 81646 (Molina, CO) and ZIP 81413 (Cedaredge, CO) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 81646 has a population of 184 at 1 people per square mile, while ZIP 81413 has 5,243 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 81646 reports a median household income of $67,321 against $58,465 in ZIP 81413, with per-capita income of $45,447 vs $34,367. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 37.8% in 81646 and 35.1% in 81413. Poverty rate reads 16.5% vs 11.8%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 4.5% — 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 — in 81646 versus $355,800 in 81413, with median rent of — and $1,237 per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 74.5% vs 81.1%. 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.