What is the median rent in North Great River, NY?

Name: Median rent in North Great River, NY, 2020–2024
Creator: US Census Bureau
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The median gross rent in North Great River, NY is $2,353 (±$241) a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

That is across 220 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.

In North Great River, the median gross rent went from $2,167 in 2015–2019 to $2,353 in 2020–2024 (+8.6%).

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: $2,353 (±$241)
Rented homes: 220 (±76)
$2,000 or more: 74.1%
Since 2015–2019: +8.6%

How much rent costs in North Great River

Share of rented homes in each gross-rent range, 2020–2024
Monthly gross rent	North Great River	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Less than $500	0.0% (±17.5 points)	4.4%	7.8%	6.3%
$500 to $999	0.0% (±17.5 points)	5.4%	15.2%	20.2%
$1,000 to $1,499	6.8% (±10.8 points)	10.1%	22.2%	28.1%
$1,500 to $1,999	19.1% (±20.0 points)	17.5%	19.8%	21.1%
$2,000 to $2,499	34.1% (±17.2 points)	24.6%	14.3%	12.0%
$2,500 to $2,999	40.0% (±18.4 points)	16.8%	7.6%	5.5%
$3,000 or more	0.0% (±17.5 points)	21.2%	13.2%	6.8%

The most common range is $2,500 to $2,999, paid by 40.0% of renting households.

74.1% of rented homes in North Great River cost $2,000 or more a month.

North Great River against Suffolk County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	North Great River	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Median gross rent	$2,353 (±$241)	$2,255 (±$27)	$1,621 (±$7)	$1,413
Rented homes paying rent	220 (±76)	85,927 (±2,465)	3,406,652 (±12,095)	42,849,984

In North Great River, 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, North Great River ranks 41 of 97 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median gross rent.

Statewide, it ranks 92 of 349.

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

How rent in North Great River 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	$2,167 (±$63)	$2,353 (±$241)	+8.6%	Down after inflation
Households that rent	25.0% (±5.1 points)	17.5% (±5.9 points)	−7.5 percentage points	Not a measurable change
Rental vacancy rate	5.7% (±7.6 points)	0.0% (±17.5 points)	−5.7 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 Great River

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with North Great River
Place	Distance	Median gross rent	Compared with this place
North Great River	—	$2,353 (±$241)	—
Islip Terrace	1.3 mi	$2,640 (±$373)	Not measurably different
Oakdale	2.0 mi	$2,239 (±$340)	Not measurably different
Bohemia	2.1 mi	$2,582 (±$218)	Not measurably different
East Islip	2.4 mi	$2,708 (±$342)	Not measurably different
Central Islip	2.5 mi	$2,071 (±$247)	Not measurably different
Great River	3.0 mi	$2,750 (±$530)	Not measurably different
Islip (community)	3.3 mi	$2,235 (±$100)	Not measurably different
Village of Islandia	3.5 mi	$2,019 (±$1,224)	Not measurably different

None of the nearby places differs measurably from this one on this figure.

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
35	Port Jefferson Station	$2,411 (±$174)
36	Hampton Bays	$2,392 (±$500)
37	West Bay Shore	$2,370 (±$2,297)
38	Noyack	$2,369 (±$1,020)
39	Farmingville	$2,356 (±$187)
40 (tie)	Medford	$2,353 (±$583)
40 (tie)	North Great River	$2,353 (±$241)
42	Sayville	$2,351 (±$165)
43	Moriches	$2,347 (±$124)
44	Brookhaven (community)	$2,346 (±$1,224)
45	Ronkonkoma	$2,345 (±$139)
46	Holtsville	$2,342 (±$235)
47	Rocky Point	$2,337 (±$311)

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

North Great River 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 Great River

What is the average rent in North Great River, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in North Great River is $2,353 (±$241) 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 Great River?

In North Great River, the median gross rent went from $2,167 in 2015–2019 to $2,353 in 2020–2024 (+8.6%).

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 North Great River cost more than $2,000 a month?

74.1% of rented homes in North Great River have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.

Is rent in North Great River higher than in Suffolk County?

In North Great River, 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 North Great River CDP, New York (place:52078, 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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