ZIP Code 13690 — Star Lake, New York

The median home in 13690 is valued at $81,900 against a median household income of $58,611, a price-to-income ratio of 1.4. That is far 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 Saint Lawrence County, 13690 ranks 6 of 35 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 1.9. Renting takes 15.0% of median household income (median rent $731 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13690 ranks 1,334 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,548 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $66,488 Saint Lawrence County median. 83% of households own their home, in line with the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 27% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 28.9%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 1.8%.

With 12 residents per square mile across 54.4 square miles of land, 13690 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,514 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.