ZIP Code 11239 — Brooklyn, New York

The median home in 11239 is valued at $573,300 against a median household income of $38,015, a price-to-income ratio of 15.1. That is far 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 Brooklyn, 11239 ranks 33 of 38 ZIPs on affordability (1 = lowest ratio); the borough median ratio is 11.8. Renting takes 32.2% of median household income (median rent $1,021 a month), above the 30% cost-burden threshold.

11239 ranks 172 of 178 citywide on median household income and 147 of 178 on median home value; its income is far below the $82,565 Brooklyn median. 9% of households own their home, far below the 35% citywide ZIP median, so most residents rent. 25% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, below the 39% median, and the poverty rate is 25.2%, far above the 13.8% citywide ZIP median and among the highest in the city. Unemployment stands at 8.6%.

With 32,820 residents per square mile across 0.5 square miles of land, 11239 is far less dense than the citywide ZIP median of 92,954 (rank 163 of 178). This is a mixed fabric of row houses, small apartment buildings and two- to four-family homes.