ZIP Code 13839 — Sidney Center, New York

The median home in 13839 is valued at $108,900 against a median household income of $52,292, a price-to-income ratio of 2.1. 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, 13839 ranks 4 of 30 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.9. Renting takes 19.5% of median household income (median rent $850 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13839 ranks 1,440 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,459 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $66,140 Delaware County median. 90% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 14% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 16.4%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 1.5%.

With 27 residents per square mile across 50.6 square miles of land, 13839 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,388 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.