ZIP Code 11104 — Sunnyside, New York

The median home in 11104 is valued at $665,700 against a median household income of $84,716, a price-to-income ratio of 7.9. 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 Queens County, 11104 ranks 31 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.8. Renting takes 27.3% of median household income (median rent $1,924 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11104 ranks 692 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 225 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $89,084 Queens County median. 22% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 8.8%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.3%.

With 67,062 residents per square mile across 0.4 square miles of land, 11104 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 33 of 1,572). This is apartment-district density: expect multi-family housing, transit access and little single-family stock.