ZIP Code 11427 — Queens Village, New York

The median home in 11427 is valued at $690,200 against a median household income of $92,129, a price-to-income ratio of 7.5. 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, 11427 ranks 25 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.8. Renting takes 22.1% of median household income (median rent $1,697 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11427 ranks 554 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 202 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $89,084 Queens County median. 65% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.5%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.9%.

With 15,702 residents per square mile across 1.6 square miles of land, 11427 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 144 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.