ZIP Code 10034 — Manhattan, New York

The median home in 10034 is valued at $519,700 against a median household income of $67,754, a price-to-income ratio of 7.7. 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, 10034 ranks 15 of 43 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 8.6. Renting takes 28.9% of median household income (median rent $1,629 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10034 ranks 134 of 178 citywide on median household income and 157 of 178 on median home value; its income is far below the $140,381 Manhattan median. 12% of households own their home, far below the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 39% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, in line with the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 16.2%, above the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 9.6%.

With 89,900 residents per square mile across 0.42 square miles of land, 10034 is in line with the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 94 of 178). This is classic New York apartment density: walk-ups, elevator buildings and mixed commercial corridors.