ZIP Code 12852 — Newcomb, New York

The median home in 12852 is valued at $221,400 against a median household income of $76,000, a price-to-income ratio of 2.9. 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 Essex County, 12852 ranks 14 of 24 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8.

12852 ranks 886 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 825 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $70,729 Essex County median. 95% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 35% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 4.8%, far below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the lowest in the state. Unemployment stands at 4.6%.

With 2 residents per square mile across 198 square miles of land, 12852 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,561 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.