ZIP Code 11738 — Farmingville, New York

The median home in 11738 is valued at $455,000 against a median household income of $139,008, a price-to-income ratio of 3.3. That is above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and near the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Suffolk County, 11738 ranks 4 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 24.1% of median household income (median rent $2,789 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11738 ranks 175 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 409 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 80% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, in line with the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 5.8%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 4.2%.

With 4,049 residents per square mile across 5 square miles of land, 11738 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 303 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.