ZIP Code 12857 — Olmstedville, New York

The median home in 12857 is valued at $187,500 against a median household income of $63,935, 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, 12857 ranks 15 of 24 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.8. Renting takes 14.0% of median household income (median rent $746 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

12857 ranks 1,193 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 981 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $70,729 Essex County median. 89% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 31% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, in line with the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 11.4%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median.

With 9 residents per square mile across 68.4 square miles of land, 12857 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,523 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.