ZIP Code 10044 — Manhattan, New York

The median home in 10044 is valued at $1,034,100 against a median household income of $103,347, a price-to-income ratio of 10.0. That is above 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, which means a household earning the local median income cannot finance the local median home on conventional terms. Within Manhattan, 10044 ranks 32 of 43 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 8.6. Renting takes 38.6% of median household income (median rent $3,327 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10044 ranks 57 of 178 citywide on median household income and 43 of 178 on median home value; its income is below the $140,381 Manhattan median. 19% of households own their home, below the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 72% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 12.0%, below the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.3%.

With 76,800 residents per square mile across 0.15 square miles of land, 10044 is less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 116 of 178). This is classic New York apartment density: walk-ups, elevator buildings and mixed commercial corridors.