ZIP Code 11955

ZIP code 11955, centered on Stony Brook, sits in middle-to-upper-income territory, with a median household income of $79,844 and per-capita income of $48,897. Home values run high at $464,700, and the county-level effective property tax rate of 1.73% means owners here pay a substantial yearly sum on that assessed value. Add an 8.75% combined sales tax, and the overall cost of living tilts toward the expensive side. Incomes are solid but not lavish against those housing prices, so this area reads as comfortable yet stretched rather than truly affluent.