ZIP Code 10301 — Staten Island, New York

The median home in 10301 is valued at $684,700 against a median household income of $85,609, a price-to-income ratio of 8.0. 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 Staten Island, 10301 ranks 11 of 12 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 6.6. Renting takes 23.8% of median household income (median rent $1,701 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10301 ranks 98 of 178 citywide on median household income and 110 of 178 on median home value; its income is below the $100,740 Staten Island median. 46% of households own their home, above the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 37% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, in line with the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 18.7%, above the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 8.5%.

With 22,190 residents per square mile across 1.85 square miles of land, 10301 is far less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 170 of 178). This is a mixed fabric of row houses, small apartment buildings and two- to four-family homes.