What is the median rent in North Bay Shore, NY?

Name: Median rent in North Bay Shore, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in North Bay Shore, NY is $1,597 (±$395) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 715 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In North Bay Shore, the median gross rent went from $1,709 in 2015–2019 to $1,597 in 2020–2024 (−6.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median gross rent: $1,597 (±$395)
Rented homes: 715 (±278)
$2,000 or more: 27.1%
Since 2015–2019: −6.6%

How much rent costs in North Bay Shore

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	North Bay Shore	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±5.8 points)	4.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	22.8% (±15.4 points)	5.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	21.7% (±17.2 points)	10.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	28.4% (±23.4 points)	17.5%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	15.8% (±13.8 points)	24.6%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	5.0% (±6.5 points)	16.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	6.3% (±6.6 points)	21.2%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $1,500 to $1,999, paid by 28.4% of renting households.

27.1% of rented homes in North Bay Shore cost $2,000 or more a month.

North Bay Shore against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Bay Shore	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$1,597 (±$395)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	715 (±278)	85,927 (±2,465)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In North Bay Shore, median gross rent is lower than in Suffolk County ($2,255).

It is not measurably different from New York ($1,621).

It is not measurably different from the national figure ($1,413).

In Suffolk County, North Bay Shore ranks 95 of 97 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 224 of 349.

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

How rent in North Bay Shore 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	$1,709 (±$177)	$1,597 (±$395)	−6.6%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	23.2% (±5.1 points)	16.2% (±5.9 points)	−7.0 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	6.5% (±6.1 points)	6.9% (±7.4 points)	+0.4 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 North Bay Shore

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Bay Shore
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
North Bay Shore	—	$1,597 (±$395)	—
Baywood	1.6 mi	$2,702 (±$236)	Higher
Bay Shore	2.2 mi	$2,063 (±$114)	Higher
Village of Brightwaters	3.0 mi	$1,728 (±$147)	Not measurably different
Deer Park	3.1 mi	$1,906 (±$87)	Not measurably different
Islip (community)	3.2 mi	$2,235 (±$100)	Higher
North Babylon	3.9 mi	$2,144 (±$233)	Higher
Central Islip	3.9 mi	$2,071 (±$247)	Higher
Islip Terrace	4.0 mi	$2,640 (±$373)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Baywood, NY ($2,702), Bay Shore, NY ($2,063), Islip (community), NY ($2,235).

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
89	Calverton	$1,828 (±$310)
90	Baiting Hollow	$1,827 (±$413)
91	Northwest Harbor	$1,807 (±$131)
92	East Shoreham	$1,791 (±$116)
93	Mattituck	$1,762 (±$1,321)
94	Wheatley Heights	$1,688 (±$322)
95	North Bay Shore	$1,597 (±$395)
96	Tuckahoe (community)	$1,494 (±$279)
97	Miller Place	$1,172 (±$477)

Showing 9 of 97 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.

North Bay Shore 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 Islip, 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 North Bay Shore

What is the average rent in North Bay Shore, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in North Bay Shore is $1,597 (±$395) 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 North Bay Shore?

In North Bay Shore, the median gross rent went from $1,709 in 2015–2019 to $1,597 in 2020–2024 (−6.6%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years, so it fell after inflation as well.

How many rentals in North Bay Shore cost more than $2,000 a month?

27.1% of rented homes in North Bay Shore have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in North Bay Shore higher than in Suffolk County?

In North Bay Shore, median gross rent is lower than in Suffolk County ($2,255).

It is not measurably different from New York ($1,621).

It is not measurably different from 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 North Bay Shore CDP, New York (place:51495, 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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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.