ZIP Code 11234 — Brooklyn, New York

The median home in 11234 is valued at $746,800 against a median household income of $94,434, 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 Kings County, 11234 ranks 2 of 38 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 11.8. Renting takes 22.5% of median household income (median rent $1,771 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11234 ranks 526 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 171 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $81,827 Kings County median. 67% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 9.7%, in line with the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.1%.

With 11,862 residents per square mile across 7.4 square miles of land, 11234 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 168 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.