ZIP Code 11779 — Ronkonkoma, New York

The median home in 11779 is valued at $465,400 against a median household income of $117,684, a price-to-income ratio of 4.0. 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, 11779 ranks 35 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 21.4% of median household income (median rent $2,103 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11779 ranks 300 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 397 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 76% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, in line with the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 5.7%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 7.2%.

With 3,062 residents per square mile across 12.5 square miles of land, 11779 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 341 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.