What is the median rent in Middle Island, NY?

Name: Median rent in Middle Island, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in Middle Island, NY is $1,868 (±$244) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 1,353 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In Middle Island, the median gross rent went from $1,727 in 2015–2019 to $1,868 in 2020–2024 (+8.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,868 (±$244)
Rented homes: 1,353 (±299)
$2,000 or more: 43.4%
Since 2015–2019: +8.2%

How much rent costs in Middle Island

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	Middle Island	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than $500	12.1% (±6.3 points)	4.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	10.6% (±10.6 points)	5.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	8.7% (±7.5 points)	10.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	25.3% (±11.7 points)	17.5%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	26.4% (±11.2 points)	24.6%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	12.9% (±6.8 points)	16.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	4.1% (±3.7 points)	21.2%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,000 to $2,499, paid by 26.4% of renting households.

43.4% of rented homes in Middle Island cost $2,000 or more a month.

Middle Island against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	Middle Island	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,868 (±$244)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	1,353 (±299)	85,927 (±2,465)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In Middle Island, median gross rent is lower than in 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, Middle Island ranks 86 of 97 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 181 of 349.

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

How rent in Middle Island has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median gross rent	$1,727 (±$46)	$1,868 (±$244)	+8.2%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	26.4% (±4.7 points)	30.8% (±5.8 points)	+4.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	8.4% (±6.4 points)	2.0% (±3.2 points)	−6.4 percentage points	Not a measurable change

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median gross rent in places near Middle Island

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Middle Island
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
Middle Island	—	$1,868 (±$244)	—
Gordon Heights	2.1 mi	$2,667 (±$163)	Higher
Coram	3.0 mi	$2,492 (±$125)	Higher
Rocky Point	3.4 mi	$2,337 (±$311)	Higher
Ridge	3.5 mi	$2,044 (±$292)	Not measurably different
Miller Place	4.1 mi	$1,172 (±$477)	Lower
Yaphank	4.4 mi	$2,976 (±$376)	Higher
Mount Sinai	5.0 mi	$3,088 (±$797)	Higher
Sound Beach	5.0 mi	$3,343 (±$738)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Miller Place, NY ($1,172).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Gordon Heights, NY ($2,667), Coram, NY ($2,492), Rocky Point, NY ($2,337).

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
80	Mastic	$2,016 (±$266)
81	Greenport West	$1,979 (±$1,612)
82	East Hampton North	$1,964 (±$546)
83	Kings Park	$1,927 (±$242)
84	South Huntington	$1,908 (±$817)
85	Deer Park	$1,906 (±$87)
86	Middle Island	$1,868 (±$244)
87	Bayport	$1,866 (±$173)
88	Westhampton	$1,833 (±$359)
89	Calverton	$1,828 (±$310)
90	Baiting Hollow	$1,827 (±$413)
91	Northwest Harbor	$1,807 (±$131)
92	East Shoreham	$1,791 (±$116)

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

Middle Island 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 Middle Island

What is the average rent in Middle Island, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Middle Island is $1,868 (±$244) a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.

How much has rent gone up in Middle Island?

In Middle Island, the median gross rent went from $1,727 in 2015–2019 to $1,868 in 2020–2024 (+8.2%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it rose more slowly than prices: a measurable decrease after inflation.

How many rentals in Middle Island cost more than $2,000 a month?

43.4% of rented homes in Middle Island have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 12.1% cost less than $500.

Is rent in Middle Island higher than in Suffolk County?

In Middle Island, median gross rent is lower than in 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 Middle Island CDP, New York (place:46976, 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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