ZIP Code 11215 — Brooklyn, New York

The median home in 11215 is valued at $1,674,700 against a median household income of $180,773, a price-to-income ratio of 9.3. 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 Kings County, 11215 ranks 6 of 38 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 11.8. Renting takes 18.6% of median household income (median rent $2,803 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11215 ranks 51 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 16 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far above the $81,827 Kings County median. 41% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 6.0%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 6.0%.

With 32,237 residents per square mile across 2.2 square miles of land, 11215 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 98 of 1,572). This is apartment-district density: expect multi-family housing, transit access and little single-family stock.