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Ulster County

ZIP 12486

182,109 residents549 permits TTM$81,804 median HHI55 ZIP codesUpdated April 16, 2026
Investor first look

Median home value

$315,100

ACS 5-Year

Cap rate proxy

5.1%

FMR × 0.65 ÷ Home Value

Rent-to-income

19.6%

HUD FMR ÷ ACS HHI

Net migration

+1.80%

IRS SOI

Permits (TTM)

549

Census BPS

Climate risk

87.7

FEMA NRI (0–100)

ZIP 12486

Median home value

Gross yield

Buy Box score

0.6

Section 8 gap

Affordability

P/I: 4.9R/I:

Section 8 detail

SAFMR: Rent: Gap:
ZIP code breakdown55 ZIP codes
ZIPMedian home valueRent (FMR 2BR)Gross yieldBuy Box scoreSection 8 gap
127400.9
124580.9
124280.8
124010.8
124490.7
124660.7
124720.6
124460.6
124770.6
124860.6
125280.6
124870.6
124430.6
125660.5
124810.5
125150.5
125480.5
125420.5
124910.5
125470.5
125890.5
124400.4
124040.3
125610.3
124610.3
125250.3
124840.2
124980.2
124090.1
12406
12410
12411
12412
12416
12417
12419
12420
12429
12432
12433
12435
12448
12453
12456
12457
12464
12465
12471
12475
12489
12490
12493
12494
12495
12725

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Demographics

Owner-occupied

70.0%

Census ACS

Vacancy rate

15.2%

Census ACS

Bachelor's degree +

37.1%

Census ACS

Rent burdened

51.2%

Census ACS (>30% income)

Median age

44.2

Census ACS

Data sources
U.S. Census Bureau — American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates
U.S. Census Bureau — Building Permits Survey
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — Fair Market Rents / Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMR)
Internal Revenue Service — Statistics of Income Migration Data
FEMA — National Risk Index
Last updated: April 16, 2026