ZIP Code 12847 — Long Lake, New York

The median home in 12847 is valued at $261,700 against a median household income of $72,700, a price-to-income ratio of 3.6. That is 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. Within Hamilton County, 12847 ranks 7 of 10 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.4. Renting takes 12.0% of median household income (median rent $725 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

12847 ranks 968 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 703 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $75,477 Hamilton County median. 90% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.7%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 16.7%.

With 1 residents per square mile across 450.7 square miles of land, 12847 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,563 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.