ZIP Code 10027 — New York, New York

The median home in 10027 is valued at $915,000 against a median household income of $64,220, a price-to-income ratio of 14.2. 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, which means a household earning the local median income cannot finance the local median home on conventional terms. Within New York County, 10027 ranks 37 of 41 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 8.8. Renting takes 30.1% of median household income (median rent $1,609 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10027 ranks 1,184 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 104 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far below the $132,518 New York County median. 16% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 52% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 23.7%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 10.4%.

With 72,298 residents per square mile across 0.9 square miles of land, 10027 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 29 of 1,572). This is apartment-district density: expect multi-family housing, transit access and little single-family stock.