ZIP Code 11373 — Elmhurst, New York

The median home in 11373 is valued at $683,200 against a median household income of $71,470, a price-to-income ratio of 9.6. 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, 11373 ranks 46 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.8. Renting takes 32.1% of median household income (median rent $1,913 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11373 ranks 999 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 206 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $89,084 Queens County median. 28% of households own their home, far below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, in line with the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.8%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 5.5%.

With 66,289 residents per square mile across 1.5 square miles of land, 11373 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 34 of 1,572). This is apartment-district density: expect multi-family housing, transit access and little single-family stock.