ZIP Code 11542 — Glen Cove, New York

The median home in 11542 is valued at $659,300 against a median household income of $92,284, a price-to-income ratio of 7.1. 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 Nassau County, 11542 ranks 59 of 67 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.9. Renting takes 30.6% of median household income (median rent $2,350 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11542 ranks 552 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 234 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $149,250 Nassau County median. 55% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 13.0%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.3%.

With 4,331 residents per square mile across 6.7 square miles of land, 11542 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 292 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.