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40.89° N · 73.41° W · GEOID 3631445

Halesite

Suffolk County, New York · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

New YorkHalesite, NYHalesiteHalesite

The short answer

Halesite is home to 2,661 people. Median household income is $175,368 a year and median rent is $2,255 a month, 15.4% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $851,600, about 4.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,255
65% above the median place
Median household income
$175,368
118% above the median place
Median home value
$851,600
167% above the median place
Unemployment
7.6%
55% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Halesite

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 305 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 331 New York places.
  • The median household earns $175,368 a year, more than in 95% of places its size.
  • The median home is valued at $851,600, more than in 94% of places its size.
  • 66% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, a larger share than in 92% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1955, older housing than in 88% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 97 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Halesite

Suffolk County loses about 5.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in38,900
Moved out46,266
Net−7,366

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Nassau County, NY11,6446,378+5,266
Queens County, NY7,4222,716+4,706
Kings County, NY3,0521,722+1,330
New York County, NY2,2542,429−175
Palm Beach County, FL4371,145−708
Broward County, FL263537−274

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$116K
Leavers$121K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Suffolk County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Suffolk County report $116,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $120,700.
Income you would need
$90,200 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,255 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $851,600.
Getting to work
49 minutes each way on average; 18.6% work from home; 23.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Shady Hollow, TX matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$120,653
72% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$116,086
64% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureHalesiteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.1%45% below
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$116,08664% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$120,65372% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Halesite15.4%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$90,200
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
15.4%
25% below the median place
Home price to income
4.9x
28% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$140,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Halesite, $2,255 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Halesite, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Hastings-on-Hudson, NY11.6% vs 15.4%n/aCompare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Median home value1
$851,600
167% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureHalesiteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$2,25565% above
Rent to income115.4%25% below
Home price to income14.9x28% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,68967% above
HUD area median income4County figure$164,30053% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$851,600167% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.4%70% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.5%6% above
Homeownership186.3%30% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.8%16% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119551% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 49 min, 96% above the median place.

Mean commute1
49 min
96% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
23.8%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$93,877
134% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$175,368 2.2×
Unemployment7.6% +55%
Works from home18.6% +49%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureHalesiteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$175,368118% above
Income per person1$93,877134% above
Unemployment17.6%55% above
Average annual pay6County figure$81,11923% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.5%32% below
Jobs6County figure689,858358% above
Poverty rate1County figure6.4%40% below
Mean commute149 min96% above
Works from home118.6%49% above
Commutes by transit123.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

High school or higher is 97.9%, 6% above the median place.

High school or higher1
97.9%
6% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
65.9%
106% above the median place
Median age1
45.9
18% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband96.3% +4%
Born abroad3.9% −56%
Household size2.5 +2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureHalesiteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,6616646th largest
Median age145.918% above
Bachelor's or higher165.9%106% above
High school or higher197.9%6% above
Household size12.52% above
Born abroad13.9%56% below
No health insurance1County figure4.7%27% below
Homes with broadband196.3%4% above
05

Life in Halesite

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • East Shore Road Historic District listed 1985

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.0 +48%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k3.8 +77%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k11.3 +1%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.1 5.3×

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.6 +23%
Shops39.7 +31%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.6 +61%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.4 +21%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public school students11
222,431
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools11
342
above the median place (median 9)
Students per teacher11
11.4
26% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureHalesiteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure342above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure222,431above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure25.623% above
Shops per 10k8County figure39.731% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.661% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.421% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k915.048% above
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k93.877% above
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k911.31% above
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi91.1above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 96.8, 37% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Halesite. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk13
96.8
37% above the median place
July average high12
82°F
5% below the median place
Natural hazard risk13
97.3
5% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureHalesiteAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure82°F5% below
January average low12County figure24°F5% below
Average temperature12County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.5 in4% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure97.35% above
Hurricane risk13County figure96.837% above
Tornado risk13County figure74.88% below
Wildfire risk13County figure73.420% above
Heat wave risk13County figure94.75% above
Median air quality index14County figure415% below
Good air days14County figure72.6%6% above
08

Halesite in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$175,368 (2024)$220,500$186,000 to $260,500+3.9%
Median home value$851,600 (2024)$1,208,000$877,000 to $1,664,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Halesite

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Shady Hollow, TX$2,184$170,217Compare
Lansdowne, VA$2,365$168,731Compare
Eastchester, NY$2,210$157,202Compare
Castle Pines, CO$2,211$191,229Compare
Castle Pines, COEastchester, NYLansdowne, VAShady Hollow, TXHalesite, NYHalesiteShady HollowLansdowneEastchesterCastle PinesHalesiteShady HollowLansdowneEastchesterCastle Pines

Common questions

Is Halesite a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 305 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 331 New York places. The median household earns $175,368 a year, more than in 95% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Halesite expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 15.4% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $851,600.

What salary do you need to live in Halesite?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $90,200 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Halesite?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Shady Hollow, TX, Lansdowne, VA, Eastchester, NY and Castle Pines, CO.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Halesite with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Halesite itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/halesite-new-york

Citytistics. “Halesite, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/halesite-new-york/

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