ZIP Code 11096 — Inwood, New York

The median home in 11096 is valued at $604,900 against a median household income of $88,160, a price-to-income ratio of 6.9. 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, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Nassau County, 11096 ranks 57 of 67 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.9. Renting takes 26.5% of median household income (median rent $1,944 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11096 ranks 626 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 296 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $149,250 Nassau County median. 49% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 13.6%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.1%.

With 8,248 residents per square mile across 1.2 square miles of land, 11096 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 207 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.