ZIP Code 11356 — College Point, New York

The median home in 11356 is valued at $893,100 against a median household income of $91,445, a price-to-income ratio of 9.8. 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, 11356 ranks 49 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.8. Renting takes 28.3% of median household income (median rent $2,160 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11356 ranks 566 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 113 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $89,084 Queens County median. 49% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 9.3%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 10.4%.

With 16,848 residents per square mile across 1.6 square miles of land, 11356 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 139 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.