ZIP 82835 vs ZIP 82837

This side-by-side compares ZIP 82835 (Clearmont, WY) and ZIP 82837 (Leiter, WY) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 82835 has a population of 318 at 0 people per square mile, while ZIP 82837 has 29 at 0 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 82835 reports a median household income of $103,750 against $54,531 in ZIP 82837, with per-capita income of $59,518 vs $31,938. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 47.1% in 82835 and 64.7% in 82837. Poverty rate reads 7.2% vs 35.9%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 0.0% — 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 $400,000 in 82835 versus $400,000 in 82837, with median rent of $975 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 46.6% vs 42.1%. 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.