ZIP Code 10459 — Bronx, New York

The median home in 10459 is valued at $589,500 against a median household income of $39,276, a price-to-income ratio of 15.0. 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 Bronx County, 10459 ranks 21 of 24 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 8.7. Renting takes 39.3% of median household income (median rent $1,285 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10459 ranks 1,534 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 312 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $47,215 Bronx County median. 12% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 33.5%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 14.0%.

With 62,191 residents per square mile across 0.8 square miles of land, 10459 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 45 of 1,572). This is apartment-district density: expect multi-family housing, transit access and little single-family stock.