ZIP Code 13844 — South Plymouth, New York

The median home in 13844 is valued at $89,800 against a median household income of $66,635, a price-to-income ratio of 1.3. 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 Chenango County, 13844 ranks 1 of 19 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 1.9. Renting takes 27.9% of median household income (median rent $1,550 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

13844 ranks 1,129 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,532 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is above the $63,316 Chenango County median. 87% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 17.5%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 9.2%.

With 19 residents per square mile across 28.3 square miles of land, 13844 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,462 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.