ZIP Code 11789 — Sound Beach, New York

The median home in 11789 is valued at $384,300 against a median household income of $140,665, a price-to-income ratio of 2.7. That is below 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, 11789 ranks 1 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 23.8% of median household income (median rent $2,787 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11789 ranks 170 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 486 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 85% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 46% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 3.0%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 6.5%.

With 4,381 residents per square mile across 1.7 square miles of land, 11789 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 291 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.