ZIP Code 11742 — Holtsville, New York

The median home in 11742 is valued at $475,600 against a median household income of $126,563, a price-to-income ratio of 3.8. 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, 11742 ranks 24 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 21.1% of median household income (median rent $2,224 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11742 ranks 230 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 386 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 82% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 4.5%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 2.5%.

With 2,587 residents per square mile across 5.1 square miles of land, 11742 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 370 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.