ZIP Code 11693 — Far Rockaway, New York

The median home in 11693 is valued at $473,200 against a median household income of $67,829, a price-to-income ratio of 7.0. 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, 11693 ranks 21 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 7.8. Renting takes 21.2% of median household income (median rent $1,198 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11693 ranks 1,093 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 389 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $89,084 Queens County median. 46% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 18.1%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 10.8%.

With 13,066 residents per square mile across 1 square miles of land, 11693 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 161 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.