ZIP Code 11581 — Valley Stream, New York

The median home in 11581 is valued at $652,700 against a median household income of $138,821, a price-to-income ratio of 4.7. That is far above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and 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, 11581 ranks 27 of 67 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.9. Renting takes 19.0% of median household income (median rent $2,198 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11581 ranks 176 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 243 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $149,250 Nassau County median. 83% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 6.1%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.4%.

With 8,390 residents per square mile across 2.7 square miles of land, 11581 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 202 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.