ZIP Code 10018 — Manhattan, New York

The median home in 10018 is valued at $1,044,800 against a median household income of $145,958, a price-to-income ratio of 7.2. That is below the 8.7 median across the 178 New York City ZIP codes with published housing data, and well past the 3.0 ratio that marks an attainable market nationally, so buying here on a local median income requires substantial savings or a second income. Within Manhattan, 10018 ranks 11 of 43 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 8.6. Renting takes 28.8% of median household income (median rent $3,501 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10018 ranks 25 of 178 citywide on median household income and 41 of 178 on median home value; its income is in line with the $140,381 Manhattan median. 11% of households own their home, far below the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 77% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 15.6%, above the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 7.0%.

With 47,550 residents per square mile across 0.18 square miles of land, 10018 is less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 151 of 178). This is a mixed fabric of row houses, small apartment buildings and two- to four-family homes.