ZIP Code 13838 — Sidney, New York

The median home in 13838 is valued at $118,200 against a median household income of $51,287, a price-to-income ratio of 2.3. 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 Delaware County, 13838 ranks 7 of 30 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.9. Renting takes 19.1% of median household income (median rent $815 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13838 ranks 1,450 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,397 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $66,140 Delaware County median. 50% of households own their home, below the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 21.7%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 10.4%.

With 487 residents per square mile across 8.6 square miles of land, 13838 is far denser than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 607 of 1,572). This is a low-density pattern of large lots, small towns or scattered subdivisions.