ZIP Code 12008 — Alplaus, New York

The median home in 12008 is valued at $267,300 against a median household income of $140,594, a price-to-income ratio of 1.9. That is below the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and near the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally. Within Schenectady County, 12008 ranks 1 of 13 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.7.

12008 ranks 171 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 687 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far above the $80,583 Schenectady County median. 100% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 44% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 0.2%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state.

With 871 residents per square mile across 0.7 square miles of land, 12008 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 528 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.