ZIP Code 14878 — Rock Stream, New York

The median home in 14878 is valued at $170,700 against a median household income of $56,875, a price-to-income ratio of 3.0. 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 Yates County, 14878 ranks 4 of 8 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the county median ratio is 3.0.

14878 ranks 1,366 of 1,572 statewide on median household income and 1,080 of 1,572 on median home value; its income is below the $66,822 Yates County median. 96% of households own their home, above the 80% statewide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 31% median, and the poverty rate is 29.3%, far above the 9.9% statewide ZIP median and among the highest in the state. Unemployment stands at 2.1%.

With 50 residents per square mile across 16 square miles of land, 14878 is far less dense than the statewide ZIP median of 197 (rank 1,184 of 1,572). This is rural or open territory where most of the land is agricultural, forest, desert or public land.