ZIP Code 11940 — East Moriches, New York

The median home in 11940 is valued at $626,400 against a median household income of $121,250, a price-to-income ratio of 5.2. 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, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the state. Within Suffolk County, 11940 ranks 65 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 22.5% of median household income (median rent $2,273 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11940 ranks 274 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 273 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 68% of households own their home, below 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 3.5%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 1.2%.

With 1,102 residents per square mile across 5 square miles of land, 11940 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 493 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.