ZIP Code 12491 — West Hurley, New York

The median home in 12491 is valued at $331,900 against a median household income of $71,963, 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, 12491 ranks 34 of 45 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.8.

12491 ranks 986 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 558 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $84,141 Ulster County median. 97% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 51% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 15.2%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 0.9%.

With 204 residents per square mile across 9.9 square miles of land, 12491 is in line with the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 772 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.