ZIP Code 11726 — Copiague, New York

The median home in 11726 is valued at $451,300 against a median household income of $125,691, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. That is 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. Within Suffolk County, 11726 ranks 13 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 18.3% of median household income (median rent $1,913 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11726 ranks 236 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 413 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 74% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 26% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 7.8%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 5.0%.

With 8,776 residents per square mile across 2.5 square miles of land, 11726 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 199 of 1,572). This is a mixed urban fabric of apartments, small-lot houses and commercial corridors.