ZIP Code 12594 — Wingdale, New York

The median home in 12594 is valued at $363,600 against a median household income of $130,206, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. 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 Dutchess County, 12594 ranks 1 of 29 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.6. Renting takes 10.8% of median household income (median rent $1,173 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

12594 ranks 211 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 510 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $97,367 Dutchess County median. 77% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 32% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, in line with the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 13.7%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.7%.

With 158 residents per square mile across 23.1 square miles of land, 12594 is less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 828 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.