ZIP Code 12487 — Ulster Park, New York

The median home in 12487 is valued at $273,100 against a median household income of $92,847, a price-to-income ratio of 2.9. That is in line with 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, 12487 ranks 11 of 45 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.8. Renting takes 20.8% of median household income (median rent $1,606 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

12487 ranks 539 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 675 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $84,141 Ulster County median. 77% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 12.4%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 2.0%.

With 235 residents per square mile across 16.3 square miles of land, 12487 is denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 734 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.