Housing data for East Setauket, NY
East Setauket, NY has an estimated 10,149 residents and 3,974 homes (US Census Bureau, 2020–2024 American Community Survey).
It is an unincorporated community in Suffolk County.
11.8% of households rent.
The median gross rent is $2,178 a month.
Figures last updated on .
- Residents
- 10,149 (±815)
- Housing units
- 3,974 (±307)
- Households that rent
- 11.8%
- Median gross rent
- $2,178
What stands out in East Setauket
Households that moved in since 2020: 10.3% (±2.8 points) in East Setauket, lower than in Suffolk County (15.5%).
Commuting by public transportation: 2.4% (±1.3 points) in East Setauket, lower than in Suffolk County (4.8%).
Median household income: $151,603 (±$13,258) in East Setauket, higher than in Suffolk County ($130,686).
Median home value: $637,800 (±$16,425) in East Setauket, higher than in Suffolk County ($578,400).
- How long people stay in East Setauket
- Commute and cars in East Setauket
- Income and affordability in East Setauket
- Home values in East Setauket
Housing in East Setauket at a glance
- Median rent: $2,178 median gross rent a month
- Rent by bedrooms: $2,183 median gross rent, 2 bedrooms
- Rent burden: 65.3% of renters pay 30% or more of income (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Renters and owners: 11.8% of households rent (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Income and affordability: $151,603 median household income
- Home values: $637,800 median home value
- Homeowner costs: $3,856 median monthly cost with a mortgage
- Property taxes: $10,000 or more median real estate taxes a year
- Types of homes: 8.0% of homes are in buildings of 5 or more units
- Bedrooms: 82.4% of homes have 3 or more bedrooms
- Age of homes: 69.5% of homes were built before 1980
- Vacancy rate: 0.0% rental vacancy rate (Small sample: wide margin of error)
- Heating fuel: 45.6% heat with fuel oil or kerosene
- Commute and cars: 30.2 minutes average trip to work
- How long people stay: 10.3% moved in since 2020
- Crowding and facilities: 0.2% of homes have more than 1 person per room
East Setauket against Suffolk County, its state and the nation
| East Setauket | Suffolk County | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residents | 10,149 (±815) | 1,530,146 (exact) | 19,852,366 (exact) | 334,922,499 |
| Housing units | 3,974 (±307) | 580,772 (±234) | 8,585,241 (±652) | 143,775,355 |
| Households that rent | 11.8% (±6.2 points) | 17.8% (±0.5 points) | 45.7% (±0.2 points) | 34.8% |
| Median gross rent | $2,178 (±$123) | $2,255 (±$27) | $1,621 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Median household income | $151,603 (±$13,258) | $130,686 (±$1,707) | $85,974 (±$402) | $80,734 |
| Median home value | $637,800 (±$16,425) | $578,400 (±$2,887) | $423,800 (±$1,627) | $332,700 |
| Median real estate taxes (a year) | $10,000 or more | $10,000 or more | $6,582 (±$21) | $3,119 |
| Built before 1980 | 69.5% (±9.4 points) | 68.3% (±0.7 points) | 73.9% (±0.2 points) | 49.7% |
| Average commute | 30.2 minutes (±3.0) | 31.1 minutes (±0.3) | 32.6 minutes (±0.1) | 26.4 minutes |
| Households with broadband | 97.0% (±1.7 points) | 93.2% (±0.3 points) | 90.8% (±0.1 points) | 91.0% |
| Median age of residents | 43.8 years (±2.5) | 41.7 years (±0.2) | 39.8 years (±0.1) | 38.9 years |
East Setauket covers 6.0 square miles of land, about 1,685 residents per square mile (Census Bureau Gazetteer).
Crime reported to police in Suffolk County
East Setauket has no police department of its own in the FBI’s figures, so this is the figure for Suffolk County as a whole.
In 2025, the police departments that report for Suffolk County recorded 6 violent and 99 property crimes per 100,000 residents.
A county-wide figure describes the whole county, not this place; crime varies from one community to the next.
ZIP codes in East Setauket
| ZIP code | Share of the ZIP’s land in this place | Residents | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11733 | 48% | 17,752 | $2,411 | $683,400 | $173,281 |
A ZIP code is a mail route rather than a boundary, so the Census Bureau publishes figures for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas built from census blocks; the share column says how much of each one’s land lies in this place.
Places near East Setauket
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Median home value | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Jefferson Station | 1.5 mi | $2,411 | $507,900 | 23.8% |
| Stony Brook University | 1.7 mi | — | — | — |
| Stony Brook | 2.0 mi | $3,500 or more | $623,300 | 9.2% |
| Village of Poquott | 2.2 mi | $3,159 | $826,500 | 12.9% |
| Setauket | 2.2 mi | $3,500 or more | $755,600 | 20.0% |
| Terryville | 2.5 mi | $2,265 | $481,200 | 26.7% |
| Village of Port Jefferson | 2.6 mi | $2,349 | $655,800 | 28.0% |
| Village of Belle Terre | 3.1 mi | — | $1,090,400 | 2.4% |
Places in New York most like East Setauket
| Place | Median gross rent | Median home value | Median household income | Households that rent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. James | $2,218 | $652,700 | $142,368 | 12.3% |
| Town of Smithtown | $2,233 | $669,900 | $152,636 | 11.3% |
| Congers | $2,239 | $614,600 | $147,000 | 10.5% |
| Smithtown (community) | $2,020 | $704,700 | $150,664 | 11.4% |
| Centereach | $2,420 | $514,800 | $132,240 | 13.5% |
| Town of Clarkstown | $2,185 | $602,100 | $136,883 | 19.4% |
Matched on rent, home value, income, the share who rent, the age of the homes, the share in apartment buildings and the commute, each measured against the spread across New York.
HUD Fair Market Rent for East Setauket, fiscal year 2027
| Studio | 1 bedroom | 2 bedrooms | 3 bedrooms | 4 bedrooms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,964 | $2,285 | $2,689 | $3,458 | $3,671 |
HUD income limits for East Setauket, fiscal year 2026
| Household size | Extremely low (30%) | Very low (50%) | Low (80%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $34,550 | $57,550 | $89,700 |
| 2 people | $39,450 | $65,750 | $102,500 |
| 3 people | $44,400 | $73,950 | $115,300 |
| 4 people | $49,300 | $82,150 | $128,100 |
| 5 people | $53,250 | $88,750 | $138,350 |
| 6 people | $57,200 | $95,300 | $148,600 |
| 7 people | $61,150 | $101,900 | $158,850 |
| 8 people | $65,100 | $108,450 | $169,100 |
These are the limits HUD sets for its housing programs in the Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area, where HUD’s median family income for fiscal year 2026 is $164,300.
A program can use its own limits; tax-credit and local programs often do.
East Setauket is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.
It lies inside the Town of Brookhaven, whose figures include it.
Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.
Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.
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Questions about East Setauket
What is the average rent in East Setauket, NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in East Setauket is $2,178 (±$123) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How much is a one-bedroom apartment in East Setauket?
The median gross rent for a one-bedroom home in East Setauket, NY is $1,250 (±$1,247) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the median household income in East Setauket?
The median household income in East Setauket is $151,603 (±$13,258) a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average home value in East Setauket, NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median: $637,800 (±$16,425) for owner-occupied homes in East Setauket (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What is the average mortgage payment in East Setauket?
The Census Bureau publishes total owner costs rather than the mortgage alone: the median for owners with a mortgage in East Setauket, NY is $3,856 (±$177) a month, including taxes, insurance and utilities.
How much are property taxes in East Setauket?
The median real estate tax paid by homeowners in East Setauket, NY is $10,000 or more a year (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
What ZIP codes are in East Setauket?
The ZIP code that covers East Setauket is 11733.
What is the median rent in ZIP code 11733?
The median gross rent in ZIP Code Tabulation Area 11733 is $2,411 (±$574) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey).
Sources
- Demographic and Housing Estimates (DP05), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — East Setauket CDP, New York
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — East Setauket CDP, New York
- Selected Economic Characteristics (DP03), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — East Setauket CDP, New York
- Median Real Estate Taxes Paid by Mortgage Status (B25103), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — East Setauket CDP, New York
- Selected Social Characteristics (DP02), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — East Setauket CDP, New York
- Total Population (B01003), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — East Setauket CDP, New York
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — East Setauket CDP, New York
- HUD Fair Market Rents, fiscal year 2027: Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
- HUD Income Limits, fiscal year 2026: Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
- US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for ZIP Code Tabulation Areas
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
- US Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files
To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for East Setauket CDP, New York (place:22964, in state:36).
Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).
The 2015–2019 figures are B01003_001E, B01003_001M, B25064_001E, B25064_001M from the 2019 release.
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DP05_0001E, DP05_0001M, DP04_0001E, DP04_0001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP03_0062E, DP03_0062M, DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M
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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.
Figures last updated on .