ZIP Code 12481 — Shokan, New York

The median home in 12481 is valued at $236,200 against a median household income of $93,578, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. 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 Ulster County, 12481 ranks 4 of 45 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.8. Renting takes 29.4% of median household income (median rent $2,292 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

12481 ranks 533 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 768 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $84,141 Ulster County median. 92% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 12.7%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 24.2%.

With 106 residents per square mile across 12.8 square miles of land, 12481 is less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 919 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.