ZIP Code 10302 — Staten Island, New York

The median home in 10302 is valued at $611,900 against a median household income of $78,263, a price-to-income ratio of 7.8. 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, 10302 ranks 10 of 12 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 6.6. Renting takes 27.6% of median household income (median rent $1,800 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

10302 ranks 115 of 178 citywide on median household income and 140 of 178 on median home value; its income is below the $100,740 Staten Island median. 55% of households own their home, far above the 35% citywide ZIP median, making this a majority-owner ZIP. 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 17.1%, above the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.3%.

With 38,060 residents per square mile across 0.5 square miles of land, 10302 is far less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 160 of 178). This is a mixed fabric of row houses, small apartment buildings and two- to four-family homes.