Which ZIP code in Columbia County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?

12136 (Old Chatham), at 97.4% (±4.2%), among 20 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Columbia County, NY

These are the 20 ZIP codes in Columbia County with the highest share of owner-occupied homes, out of 20 with at least 1,000 residents. 12136 (Old Chatham, 97.4%), 12516 (Copake, 93.9%) and 12521 (Craryville, 91.0%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Columbia County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

ZIP codes with the highest homeownership in Columbia County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Owner-occupied homes	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	12136	Old Chatham	97.4% ±4.2%	1,043	464	437
2	12516	Copake	93.9% ±7.7%	1,925	742	735
3	12521	Craryville	91.0% ±4.9%	2,056	878	834
4	12060	East Chatham	87.8% ±6.8%	1,859	796	660
5	12075	Ghent	85.5% ±7.9%	3,248	1,171	1,244
6	12567	Pine Plains	84.0% ±5.7%	2,695	1,107	1,146
7	12106	Kinderhook	83.9% ±6.0%	1,864	940	783
8	12029	Canaan	81.6% ±7.7%	1,069	523	463
9	12523	Elizaville	81.0% ±8.0%	1,908	889	894
10	12125	New Lebanon	80.2% ±9.3%	1,141	496	486
11	12571	Red Hook	80.1% ±4.2%	10,108	4,256	4,268
12	12526	Germantown	80.1% ±5.6%	3,548	1,546	1,418
13	12184	Valatie	80.0% ±6.6%	7,787	2,971	2,756
14	12546	Millerton	79.0% ±7.6%	2,706	1,149	1,064
15	12529	Hillsdale	76.3% ±6.1%	2,410	1,192	1,399
16	12173	Stuyvesant	75.1% ±12.1%	2,099	740	712
17	12037	Chatham	72.2% ±6.7%	3,926	1,839	1,758
18	12583	Tivoli	67.4% ±7.1%	1,994	876	858
19	12534	Hudson	63.6% ±4.0%	17,176	7,949	7,526
20	12565	Philmont	61.1% ±16.4%	1,439	579	32

How we ranked them

Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 20 of 36 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Homeowners make the decisions about roofs, HVAC, lawns, solar and insurance. A high owner share means fewer pieces wasted on renters who can't hire the work.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 4,051 households, on 10 carrier routes with 3,910 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Columbia County has the highest share of owner-occupied homes?: 12136 (Old Chatham), at 97.4% (±4.2%), among 20 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the share of occupied homes that are owner-occupied (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024).
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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