ZIP Code 11793 — Wantagh, New York

The median home in 11793 is valued at $633,600 against a median household income of $168,519, 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 Nassau County, 11793 ranks 4 of 67 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.9. Renting takes 15.4% of median household income (median rent $2,169 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11793 ranks 73 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 261 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $149,250 Nassau County median. 96% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 49% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 3.3%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 4.2%.

With 3,182 residents per square mile across 9.9 square miles of land, 11793 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 333 of 1,572). This is predominantly single-family residential with suburban street patterns.