Living on the East End all year costs more than living in New York City on both rent and home value. The median gross rent in the Town of East Hampton is $2,578 a month and in the Town of Southampton $2,363, against $1,821 in New York City. Median home values run $1,178,500 and $928,100, against $777,600. Renting through the winter is the usual first step, and Hamptons Key lists year-round rentals by town.
The table below puts every hamlet and village on one page. Figures are the Census Bureau’s 2020 to 2024 five-year American Community Survey estimates, which describe the people who live here year-round. They are a guide to local conditions, not asking prices.
| Place | Residents | Seasonal homes | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southampton | 4,621 | 55% | $2,437 | $2,000,000+ | $214,032 |
| East Hampton | 1,297 | 63% | $2,620 | $2,000,000+ | $106,250 |
| Amagansett | 821 | 80% | Not published | $1,671,900 | $166,875 |
| Montauk | 4,223 | 61% | $2,313 | $1,356,600 | $142,961 |
| Sag Harbor | 2,489 | 44% | $3,501 | $1,615,900 | $129,821 |
| Bridgehampton | 1,531 | 72% | Not published | $1,764,800 | $139,486 |
| Sagaponack | 303 | 76% | Not published | $2,000,000+ | Not published |
| Wainscott | 612 | 65% | Not published | $2,000,000+ | $130,833 |
| Water Mill | 2,764 | 50% | $3,200 | $2,000,000+ | $186,875 |
| Westhampton Beach | 2,574 | 56% | $2,154 | $1,117,000 | $141,250 |
| Quogue | 760 | 79% | $3,375 | $1,805,600 | $89,896 |
| Hampton Bays | 15,706 | 29% | $2,392 | $735,400 | $134,216 |
| East Quogue | 5,406 | 33% | $2,327 | $844,100 | $93,710 |
| Shelter Island | 3,355 | 57% | Not published | $1,104,300 | $133,967 |
| Springs | 9,163 | 27% | $3,332 | $948,500 | $144,836 |
| North Haven | 967 | 47% | Not published | $1,916,700 | $154,653 |
| Remsenburg | 1,564 | 52% | $2,134 | $998,000 | $169,091 |
| Westhampton | 3,900 | 40% | $1,833 | $1,018,200 | $119,886 |
How to read the table
“Residents” counts people whose usual home is in that place. “Seasonal homes” is the share of all housing units the Census classes as vacant but used for seasonal, recreational or occasional use, which is the best available measure of how many houses go dark in winter. “Median gross rent” is rent plus utilities paid by current renter households. Several places show “Not published” because too few households rent there for the Census to report a figure.
Small places carry wide margins of error, so treat gaps of a few hundred dollars between two hamlets as noise. The pattern across the whole table is more reliable than any single cell.
What the numbers say about daily life
- Rent runs well above the county line. Suffolk County’s median gross rent is $2,255. The two East End towns sit above it, and the Sag Harbor, Quogue, Springs and Water Mill figures sit well above both.
- Homes cost far more than the paycheck suggests. Median household income in the Town of East Hampton is $132,348, yet the median home value is $1,178,500.
- Winter is a different place. In the Town of East Hampton 47% of homes are classed seasonal; in New York City the figure is 2%.
- Heat is a household budget line. Fuel oil and propane heat most East End homes, where in New York City most use utility gas. See heating a Hamptons house.
Each page below breaks one of these measures down by hamlet.
- What Hamptons renters actually payCensus median gross rent for each hamlet, and how to use it alongside live year-round listings.
- Home values and household income by hamletWhat homes are worth and what households earn in each hamlet, and why a median can mislead in a resort market.
- How many Hamptons homes sit empty in winter?The share of homes the Census classes as seasonal in each hamlet, ranked, and what that means for a winter on the East End.
- Is living in the Hamptons cheaper than New York City?A side-by-side of Census rent, home value, income, driving and heating figures for New York City and the East End.
Sources
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5‑year estimates Tables B25064, B25077, B19013, B25004, B25003 and B25040, retrieved through the Census Reporter API.
- Census Reporter
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