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40.89° N · 72.45° W · GEOID 3667048

Shinnecock Hills

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

Limited data population under 5,000

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The short answer

Shinnecock Hills is home to 2,545 people. Median household income is $132,708 a year and median rent is $3,000 a month, 27.1% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $1,375,000, about 10.4x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$3,000
120% above the median place
Median household income
$132,708
65% above the median place
Median home value
$1,375,000
330% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
3% below 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 Shinnecock Hills

  • 39% of homes stand vacant, more than in 97% of the 1,415 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 223 New York places.
  • The median home is worth 10.4 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of places its size.
  • 97% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $3,000 a month, higher than in 96% of places its size.
  • Household income has grown -0.5% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 95% of places its size.
01

Moving to Shinnecock Hills

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, 0.7% 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
$120,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,000 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,830 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,375,000.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 20.4% work from home; 4.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Dana Point, CA matches it on character. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$120,653
72% above the median place
Moved from another state1
0.7%
66% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$116,086
64% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureShinnecock HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.1%45% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.7%66% below
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

Homeownership is 96.6%, 46% above the median place.

Shinnecock Hills27.1%
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
$120,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
27.1%
33% above the median place
Home price to income
10.4x
173% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
27%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$92,200
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Like Shinnecock Hills, 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
St. Helena, CA20.5% vs 27.1%$32,400Compare
North Sea, NY22.7% vs 27.1%$26,700Compare
San Martin, CA19.8% vs 27.1%$49,600Compare

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Homeownership1
96.6%
46% above the median place
Vacant homes1
39.0%
above the median place (median 7.1%)
Median home value1
$1,375,000
330% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureShinnecock HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,000120% above
Rent to income127.1%33% above
Property tax rate10.6%33% below
Home price to income110.4x173% 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$8,370156% above
Median home value1$1,375,000330% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.4%70% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.5%6% above
Homeownership196.6%46% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure58.8%16% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,830105% above
Vacant homes139.0%above (median 7.1%)
Median year built119921% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $80,424, 101% above the median place.

Income per person1
$80,424
101% above the median place
Median household income1
$132,708
65% above the median place
Works from home1
20.4%
64% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureShinnecock HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$132,70865% above
Income per person1$80,424101% above
Unemployment1County figure4.7%3% below
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 commute125 min1% above
Works from home120.4%64% above
Commutes by transit1County figure4.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 50.0, 28% above the median place.

Median age1
50.0
28% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
55.1%
72% above the median place
Born abroad1
18.7%
112% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher94.4% +2%
Homes with broadband91.5% −1%
Household size2.5 −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureShinnecock HillsAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,5456646th largest
Median age150.028% above
Bachelor's or higher155.1%72% above
High school or higher194.4%2% above
Household size12.50% below
Born abroad118.7%112% above
No health insurance1County figure4.7%27% below
Homes with broadband191.5%1% below
05

Life in Shinnecock Hills

347 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k7.9 −30%
Libraries per 10k7.9 9.0×
Named paths and bike trails4 km +75%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi2.1 10.1×

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
MeasureShinnecock HillsAmong 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 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k97.930% below
Libraries per 10k97.9above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails93.575% above
Transit stops per sq mi92.1above (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure347above (median 13)
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 Shinnecock Hills. 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
MeasureShinnecock HillsAmong 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

Shinnecock Hills in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 27% now.

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 rent$3,000/mo (2022)$4,100/mo$3,260 to $5,150/mo+4.0%
Median household income$132,708 (2024)$165,500$140,000 to $196,000+3.7%
Median home value$1,375,000 (2024)$2,009,000$1,458,000 to $2,767,000+6.5%

The median home would be worth 12.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 10.4 now.

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

09

Places like Shinnecock Hills

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

PlaceRentIncome
Dana Point, CA$3,106$141,520Compare
Eastern Goleta Valley, CA$2,964$146,284Compare
Laguna Niguel, CA$2,903$140,452Compare
Pleasure Point, CA$2,705$119,821Compare
Pleasure Point, CALaguna Niguel, CAEastern Goleta Valley, CADana Point, CAShinnecock Hills, NYShinnecock HillsDana PointPleasure PointShinnecock HillsDana PointPleasure Point

Common questions

Is Shinnecock Hills a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 39% of homes stand vacant, more than in 97% of the 1,415 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 223 New York places. The median home is worth 10.4 years of the median household's income, more than in 99% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Shinnecock Hills expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 27.1% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,375,000.

What salary do you need to live in Shinnecock Hills?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $120,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Shinnecock Hills?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Dana Point, CA, Eastern Goleta Valley, CA, Laguna Niguel, CA and Pleasure Point, CA.

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); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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

Citytistics. “Shinnecock Hills, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/shinnecock-hills-new-york/

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