ZIP Code 12777 — Forestburgh, New York

The median home in 12777 is valued at $329,500 against a median household income of $143,750, a price-to-income ratio of 2.3. 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 Sullivan County, 12777 ranks 7 of 37 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.4.

12777 ranks 158 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 565 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is far above the $73,919 Sullivan County median. 98% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 50% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 3.3%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 8.2%.

With 18 residents per square mile across 44.7 square miles of land, 12777 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,475 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.