What is the median rent in East Setauket, NY?

Name: Median rent in East Setauket, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in East Setauket, NY is $2,178 (±$123) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 406 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $2,178 (±$123)
Rented homes: 406 (±247)
$2,000 or more: 74.9%

How much rent costs in East Setauket

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	East Setauket	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than $500	4.2% (±7.8 points)	4.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.1% (±16.7 points)	5.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	4.7% (±7.8 points)	10.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	6.2% (±7.3 points)	17.5%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	70.0% (±26.1 points)	24.6%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	3.4% (±4.3 points)	16.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	1.5% (±2.6 points)	21.2%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 70.0% of renting households.

74.9% of rented homes in East Setauket cost $2,000 or more a month.

East Setauket against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	East Setauket	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,178 (±$123)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	406 (±247)	85,927 (±2,465)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In East Setauket, median gross rent is not measurably different from Suffolk County ($2,255).

It is also higher than in New York ($1,621).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

In Suffolk County, East Setauket ranks 63 of 97 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 133 of 349.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

Median gross rent in places near East Setauket

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with East Setauket
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
East Setauket	—	$2,178 (±$123)	—
Port Jefferson Station	1.5 mi	$2,411 (±$174)	Higher
Stony Brook	2.0 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Village of Poquott	2.2 mi	$3,159 (±$640)	Higher
Setauket	2.2 mi	$3,500 or more	—
Terryville	2.5 mi	$2,265 (±$392)	Not measurably different
Village of Port Jefferson	2.6 mi	$2,349 (±$244)	Not measurably different
Centereach	3.7 mi	$2,420 (±$329)	Not measurably different
Village of Old Field	3.7 mi	$3,500 or more	—

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Port Jefferson Station, NY ($2,411), Village of Poquott, NY ($3,159).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median gross rent across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median gross rent
57	Southold (community)	$2,237 (±$291)
58	Islip (community)	$2,235 (±$100)
59	West Babylon	$2,225 (±$160)
60	Eastport	$2,224 (±$197)
61	St. James	$2,218 (±$354)
62	Copiague	$2,199 (±$179)
63	East Setauket	$2,178 (±$123)
64	Lake Ronkonkoma	$2,170 (±$154)
65	North Babylon	$2,144 (±$233)
66	Remsenburg-Speonk	$2,134 (±$2,112)
67	Manorville	$2,129 (±$192)
68	Cutchogue	$2,120 (±$1,044)
69	East Farmingdale	$2,114 (±$104)

Showing 13 of 97 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

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 many rentals in East Setauket cost more than $2,000 a month?

74.9% of rented homes in East Setauket have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 4.2% cost less than $500.

Is rent in East Setauket higher than in Suffolk County?

In East Setauket, median gross rent is not measurably different from Suffolk County ($2,255).

It is also higher than in New York ($1,621).

It is higher than the national figure ($1,413).

Is this the rent for an apartment listed today?

No: these are rents households reported paying across 2020–2024, not asking rents for vacant homes, which usually run higher.

Sources

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 B25064_001E, B25064_001M, DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0005E, DP04_0005M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0134E, DP04_0134M, DP04_0126E, DP04_0126M, DP04_0127PE, DP04_0127PM, DP04_0128PE, DP04_0128PM, DP04_0129PE, DP04_0129PM, DP04_0130PE, DP04_0130PM, DP04_0131PE, DP04_0131PM, DP04_0132PE, DP04_0132PM, DP04_0133PE, DP04_0133PM

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