ZIP Code 11980 — Yaphank, New York

The median home in 11980 is valued at $409,500 against a median household income of $106,857, 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 Suffolk County, 11980 ranks 29 of 95 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 4.2. Renting takes 31.6% of median household income (median rent $2,814 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11980 ranks 393 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 455 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $128,844 Suffolk County median. 72% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 4.2%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 3.0%.

With 428 residents per square mile across 12 square miles of land, 11980 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 633 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.