ZIP Code 11518 — East Rockaway, New York

The median home in 11518 is valued at $590,800 against a median household income of $104,955, a price-to-income ratio of 5.6. 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, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the state. Within Nassau County, 11518 ranks 47 of 67 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.9. Renting takes 26.4% of median household income (median rent $2,306 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11518 ranks 409 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 310 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $149,250 Nassau County median. 76% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 2.5%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 3.4%.

With 7,421 residents per square mile across 1.4 square miles of land, 11518 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 223 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.