ZIP Code 12959 — Mooers Forks, New York

The median home in 12959 is valued at $193,800 against a median household income of $68,813, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. 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 Clinton County, 12959 ranks 18 of 20 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.2.

12959 ranks 1,067 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 952 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is in line with the $71,842 Clinton County median. 93% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 21.6%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 2.9%.

With 42 residents per square mile across 42.6 square miles of land, 12959 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,247 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.