ZIP Code 11101 — Queens, New York

The median home in 11101 is valued at $971,300 against a median household income of $121,062, 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 Queens, 11101 ranks 32 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 7.9. Renting takes 28.8% of median household income (median rent $2,908 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11101 ranks 41 of 178 citywide on median household income and 51 of 178 on median home value; its income is above the $90,044 Queens median. 15% of households own their home, far below the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 68% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 15.2%, above the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 5.3%.

With 84,438 residents per square mile across 0.5 square miles of land, 11101 is less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 104 of 178). This is classic New York apartment density: walk-ups, elevator buildings and mixed commercial corridors.