ZIP Code 11365 — Fresh Meadows, New York

The median home in 11365 is valued at $911,800 against a median household income of $85,375, a price-to-income ratio of 10.7. 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, which means a household earning the local median income cannot finance the local median home on conventional terms. Within Queens County, 11365 ranks 52 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.8. Renting takes 26.3% of median household income (median rent $1,869 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11365 ranks 672 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 106 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $89,084 Queens County median. 48% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 9.5%, in line with the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.1%.

With 17,303 residents per square mile across 2.5 square miles of land, 11365 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 136 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.