ZIP Code 12768 — Parksville, New York

The median home in 12768 is valued at $271,300 against a median household income of $34,406, a price-to-income ratio of 7.9. That is far above the 2.9 median across the 1,572 New York ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Sullivan County, 12768 ranks 36 of 37 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.4.

12768 ranks 1,556 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 680 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far below the $73,919 Sullivan County median. 86% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 34.7%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 14.5%.

With 24 residents per square mile across 33.1 square miles of land, 12768 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,430 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.