ZIP 87558 vs ZIP 87525

This side-by-side compares ZIP 87558 (Red River, NM) and ZIP 87525 (Taos Ski Valley, NM) using the same Census ACS 5-Year table fields for both — no averages swapped in, no national proxies. ZIP 87558 has a population of 606 at 2 people per square mile, while ZIP 87525 has 72 at 1 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 87558 reports a median household income of $49,435 against $76,875 in ZIP 87525, with per-capita income of $51,144 vs $32,223. The share of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher is 57.8% in 87558 and 30.4% in 87525. Poverty rate reads 3.8% vs 12.3%, and unemployment 0.0% vs 28.3% — 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 $430,200 in 87558 versus $369,200 in 87525, with median rent of $933 and — per month respectively. Homeownership rate is 65.5% vs 100.0%. 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.