Area data
New York, NY — ZIP 10162
Population: 1,603 (Census ACS)
Typical rent runs $7,562/month. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with inland flooding, strong wind, winter weather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.9% above the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 437.3 (+3.5% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Rents
- Typical rent
- $7,562/mo
- Studio fair-market rent
- $2,593/mo
- 1BR fair-market rent
- $2,729/mo
- 2BR fair-market rent
- $2,971/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $3,760/mo
- 4BR fair-market rent
- $4,121/mo
Sources: market rent index (ZIP-level) · HUD Fair Market Rents (metro/county-level, 40th-percentile regulatory reference)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 7.40%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.73%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- inland flooding, strong wind, winter weather, cold wave, heat wave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- strong wind: Very High · winter weather: Very High · inland flooding: Very High · cold wave: Relatively High · heat wave: Relatively High · ice storm: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 15% of US counties
- Radon potential (county)
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 3
- Nearest Superfund site
- Quanta Resources (3.1 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA NFIP flood-insurance claims (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 56.0°F
- Average high
- 63.0°F
- Average low
- 49.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 49.9 in
- Annual snowfall
- 29.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 50
- Days with Good air quality
- 183
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 176
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 136
Source: EPA annual air quality index (county-level)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 22
- Nearest national park
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site (3 mi)
- National parks include
- Theodore Roosevelt Birthplace National Historic Site, General Grant National Memorial, Hamilton Grange National Memorial
- Airports within 30 mi
- 11
- Nearest airport
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- LaGuardia Airport (LGA) (4 mi)
- Hospitals in or near this ZIP
- 132
- Hospitals include
- STAMFORD HOSPITAL, GREENWICH HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION -, NORWALK HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 1,526
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (3.9 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data (same ZIP, else within ~40 mi) · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1966
- Housing built before 1970
- 78.4%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 2.1%
- Households with broadband internet
- 87.7%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,255,764
- Average weekly wage
- $3,540
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Finance & Insurance, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 2,984
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is typical rent in ZIP 10162?
- Typical rent: $7,562/month.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 10162?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: inland flooding, strong wind, winter weather, cold wave, heat wave.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 10162?
- Risk to homes is higher than 15% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 10162?
- Low radon potential — EPA Zone 3 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 10162?
- 3 current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Quanta Resources, 3.1 mi.
- What is the air quality in ZIP 10162?
- Good. Median AQI: 50. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 10162?
- Regional Price Parity: 107.9 (100 = US average) (Above Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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