ZIP Code 12855 — North Hudson, New York

The median home in 12855 is valued at $157,500 against a median household income of $67,955, 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 Essex County, 12855 ranks 9 of 24 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8.

12855 ranks 1,088 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,173 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $70,729 Essex County median. 94% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 7.6%, below the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 9.3%.

With 1 residents per square mile across 179.5 square miles of land, 12855 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.