ZIP Code 13620 — Castorland, New York

The median home in 13620 is valued at $178,800 against a median household income of $62,574, 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 Lewis County, 13620 ranks 12 of 13 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.3. Renting takes 17.1% of median household income (median rent $893 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13620 ranks 1,233 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,034 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $66,458 Lewis County median. 72% of households own their home, below 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 15.5%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 3.2%.

With 58 residents per square mile across 37.2 square miles of land, 13620 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,119 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.