ZIP Code 12480 — Shandaken, New York

The median home in 12480 is valued at $295,700 against a median household income of $64,784, a price-to-income ratio of 4.6. That is far 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, though it is among the more attainable ratios in the state. Within Ulster County, 12480 ranks 32 of 45 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.8.

12480 ranks 1,168 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 631 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $84,141 Ulster County median. 94% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.0%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median.

With 16 residents per square mile across 31.3 square miles of land, 12480 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,490 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.