ZIP Code 13842 — South Kortright, New York

The median home in 13842 is valued at $218,200 against a median household income of $78,333, a price-to-income ratio of 2.8. 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 Delaware County, 13842 ranks 13 of 30 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 2.9. Renting takes 13.8% of median household income (median rent $900 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13842 ranks 813 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 842 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $66,140 Delaware County median. 95% of households own their home, above 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 14.4%, above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 0.8%.

With 44 residents per square mile across 13.8 square miles of land, 13842 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,232 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.