ZIP Code 11967 — Shirley, New York

The median home in 11967 is valued at $386,300 against a median household income of $106,810, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. 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, 11967 ranks 16 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 24.2% of median household income (median rent $2,157 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11967 ranks 394 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 480 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 91% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 7.9%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 7.2%.

With 2,066 residents per square mile across 13.2 square miles of land, 11967 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 405 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.