ZIP Code 11968 — Southampton, New York

The median home in 11968 is valued at $1,171,100 against a median household income of $146,138, a price-to-income ratio of 8.0. 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, 11968 ranks 83 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 17.0% of median household income (median rent $2,068 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11968 ranks 147 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 37 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 86% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 61% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 5.2%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 4.3%.

With 534 residents per square mile across 26.7 square miles of land, 11968 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 593 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.