ZIP Code 11428 — Queens Village, New York

The median home in 11428 is valued at $666,200 against a median household income of $84,977, a price-to-income ratio of 7.8. 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, 11428 ranks 30 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.8. Renting takes 25.8% of median household income (median rent $1,827 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11428 ranks 680 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 224 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $89,084 Queens County median. 73% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 9.0%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 8.2%.

With 23,622 residents per square mile across 0.8 square miles of land, 11428 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 121 of 1,572). This is apartment-district density: expect multi-family housing, transit access and little single-family stock.