ZIP Code 13459 — Sharon Springs, New York

The median home in 13459 is valued at $158,000 against a median household income of $64,115, a price-to-income ratio of 2.5. 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 Schoharie County, 13459 ranks 5 of 17 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.7. Renting takes 20.5% of median household income (median rent $1,096 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13459 ranks 1,187 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,170 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $70,938 Schoharie County median. 75% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 18.8%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 6.2%.

With 40 residents per square mile across 50.4 square miles of land, 13459 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,267 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.