ZIP Code 11952 — Mattituck, New York

The median home in 11952 is valued at $714,800 against a median household income of $116,667, a price-to-income ratio of 6.1. 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, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Suffolk County, 11952 ranks 72 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 $2,081 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11952 ranks 307 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 185 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 93% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 7.9%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 11.3%.

With 511 residents per square mile across 9.3 square miles of land, 11952 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 601 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.