ZIP Code 11103 — Queens, New York

The median home in 11103 is valued at $1,002,200 against a median household income of $93,324, a price-to-income ratio of 10.7. 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 Queens, 11103 ranks 53 of 60 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 7.9. Renting takes 27.9% of median household income (median rent $2,167 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11103 ranks 78 of 178 citywide on median household income and 45 of 178 on median home value; its income is in line with the $90,044 Queens median. 16% of households own their home, far below the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 53% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, above the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 10.5%, below the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 7.1%.

With 70,326 residents per square mile across 0.5 square miles of land, 11103 is less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 126 of 178). This is classic New York apartment density: walk-ups, elevator buildings and mixed commercial corridors.