ZIP Code 10006 — New York, New York

The median home in 10006 is valued at $1,125,700 against a median household income of $209,972, a price-to-income ratio of 5.4. That is far above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the state. Within New York County, 10006 ranks 2 of 41 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 8.8. Renting takes 20.0% of median household income (median rent $3,501 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10006 ranks 31 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 47 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far above the $132,518 New York County median. 17% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 85% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 13.0%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 3.6%.

With 44,750 residents per square mile across 0.1 square miles of land, 10006 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 69 of 1,572). This is apartment-district density: expect multi-family housing, transit access and little single-family stock.