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08865 vs 47201

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08865 — Phillipsburg, NJ
62
Area Score
Top 43% nationally
47201 — Columbus, IN
Area Score

Missing required signal: growth.

Signals

08865
47201
Opportunity
71 · Top 18%
vs
66 · Top 28%
Climate
64 · Bottom 34%
vs
68 · Bottom 42%
Physical resilience
47 · Bottom 39%
vs
55 · Bottom 47%
Housing affordability
91 · Top 30%
vs
100 · Top 9%
Schools
58 · Top 42%
vs
62 · Top 37%
Access
73 · Bottom 14%
vs
78 · Bottom 19%
Economic stability
61 · Top 48%
vs
63 · Top 43%

Measured values

Metric0886547201Source period
Population31,42747,9002024 ACS 5-Year
Median household income$79,949$83,9582024 ACS 5-Year
Per capita income$41,700$43,2732024 ACS 5-Year
Population density758/sq mi238/sq mi2024 ACS 5-Year
Median home value$267,200$228,8002024 ACS 5-Year
Median gross rent$1,348$1,1862024 ACS 5-Year
Homeownership rate68.4%63.2%2024 ACS 5-Year
Unemployment rate4.1%3.6%June 2026
Employment change (year over year)1.5%-0.4%June 2026
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%36.3%2024 ACS 5-Year
Poverty rate14.0%11.0%2024 ACS 5-Year
Average July high86°F86°F1991-2020 Normals
Average January low22°F22°F1991-2020 Normals
Annual precipitation47.4"47.3"1991-2020 Normals
Distance to major airport51 mi42 miNASR current cycle
Average commute32.3 min22.1 min2024 ACS 5-Year
Median age42.036.82024 ACS 5-Year
Public schools10142024-25 school year
Students per teacher10.6016.372024-25 school year
Math proficiency18.9%41.7%2019-20 school year
Reading proficiency38.8%43.8%2019-20 school year
Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility51.9%39.5%2024-25 school year

A bolded value is the more favorable of the two where the metric has a clear direction. Metrics like population and density have no inherent better or worse and are shown unweighted.

New Jersey and Indiana do not give the same test. Each state writes its own assessment and sets its own passing score, so the two proficiency rows above are not directly comparable — the difference between them partly measures which standard is harder. Students per teacher and the school count are unaffected, and each profile ranks its own proficiency within its own state.

Physical risk tradeoff

08865

Elevated or high exposure: strong wind, inland flooding.

47201

Elevated or high exposure: tornado, earthquake.

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63
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62
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70
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Full profiles: 08865 — Phillipsburg, NJ · 47201 — Columbus, IN · How this is calculated: methodology

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