ZIP Code 11201 — Brooklyn, New York

The median home in 11201 is valued at $1,110,700 against a median household income of $173,136, a price-to-income ratio of 6.4. 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 Brooklyn, 11201 ranks 1 of 38 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 11.8. Renting takes 23.3% of median household income (median rent $3,358 a month), under the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11201 ranks 13 of 178 citywide on median household income and 27 of 178 on median home value; its income is far above the $82,565 Brooklyn median. 36% of households own their home, in line with the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 80% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, far above the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 10.1%, below the 13.8% citywide ZIP median. Unemployment stands at 4.9%.

With 83,146 residents per square mile across 0.85 square miles of land, 11201 is less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 106 of 178). This is classic New York apartment density: walk-ups, elevator buildings and mixed commercial corridors.