ZIP Code 11739 — Great River, New York

The median home in 11739 is valued at $840,400 against a median household income of $133,393, a price-to-income ratio of 6.3. 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 Suffolk County, 11739 ranks 76 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2.

11739 ranks 199 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 128 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 96% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 0.4%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 5.6%.

With 331 residents per square mile across 3.6 square miles of land, 11739 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 670 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.