What is the median rent in Stony Brook, NY?
The median gross rent in Stony Brook, NY is $3,500 or more a month, according to the US Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
That is across 385 rented homes; gross rent is the contract rent plus the utilities and fuels a renter pays separately.
Figures last updated on .
- Median gross rent
- $3,500 or more
- Rented homes
- 385 (±122)
- $2,000 or more
- 79.7%
How much rent costs in Stony Brook
| Monthly gross rent | Stony Brook | Suffolk County | New York | United States |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Less than $500 | 0.0% (±10.4 points) | 4.4% | 7.8% | 6.3% |
| $500 to $999 | 2.6% (±4.7 points) | 5.4% | 15.2% | 20.2% |
| $1,000 to $1,499 | 8.8% (±12.3 points) | 10.1% | 22.2% | 28.1% |
| $1,500 to $1,999 | 8.8% (±8.5 points) | 17.5% | 19.8% | 21.1% |
| $2,000 to $2,499 | 10.6% (±9.4 points) | 24.6% | 14.3% | 12.0% |
| $2,500 to $2,999 | 11.2% (±9.0 points) | 16.8% | 7.6% | 5.5% |
| $3,000 or more | 57.9% (±18.3 points) | 21.2% | 13.2% | 6.8% |
The most common range is $3,000 or more, paid by 57.9% of renting households.
79.7% of rented homes in Stony Brook cost $2,000 or more a month.
Stony Brook against Suffolk County, its state and the nation
| Stony Brook | Suffolk County | New York | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross rent | $3,500 or more | $2,255 (±$27) | $1,621 (±$7) | $1,413 |
| Rented homes paying rent | 385 (±122) | 85,927 (±2,465) | 3,406,652 (±12,095) | 42,849,984 |
How rent in Stony Brook has changed since 2015–2019
| 2015–2019 | 2020–2024 | Amount of change | Verdict | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Households that rent | 9.0% (±3.2 points) | 9.2% (±2.7 points) | +0.2 percentage points | Not a measurable change |
| Rental vacancy rate | 9.1% (±14.1 points) | 0.0% (±9.7 points) | −9.1 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 Stony Brook
| Place | Distance | Median gross rent | Compared with this place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook | — | $3,500 or more | — |
| Village of Head of the Harbor | 1.9 mi | $2,333 (±$754) | — |
| East Setauket | 2.0 mi | $2,178 (±$123) | — |
| St. James | 2.5 mi | $2,218 (±$354) | — |
| Town of Smithtown | 2.7 mi | $2,233 (±$96) | — |
| Setauket | 2.9 mi | $3,500 or more | — |
| Village of Nissequogue | 3.1 mi | $3,283 (±$215) | — |
| Port Jefferson Station | 3.5 mi | $2,411 (±$174) | — |
| Village of Lake Grove | 3.5 mi | $2,184 (±$430) | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1 (tie) | Centerport | $3,500 or more |
| 1 (tie) | Melville | $3,500 or more |
| 1 (tie) | Setauket | $3,500 or more |
| 1 (tie) | Stony Brook | $3,500 or more |
| 5 | Sound Beach | $3,343 (±$738) |
| 6 | Springs | $3,332 (±$445) |
| 7 | Water Mill | $3,200 (±$1,340) |
| 8 | Nesconset | $3,105 (±$450) |
| 9 | Mount Sinai | $3,088 (±$797) |
| 10 | North Sea | $3,063 (±$1,132) |
Showing 10 of 97 places in Suffolk County, ranked from highest to lowest.
Stony Brook 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 Stony Brook
What is the average rent in Stony Brook, NY?
The Census Bureau publishes the median rather than the average: the median gross rent in Stony Brook is $3,500 or more a month (2020–2024 American Community Survey), so half of renting households pay less and half pay more.
How many rentals in Stony Brook cost more than $2,000 a month?
79.7% of rented homes in Stony Brook have a gross rent of $2,000 or more a month, and 0.0% cost less than $500.
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
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Stony Brook CDP, New York
- Median Gross Rent (B25064), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Stony Brook CDP, New York
- Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2015–2019 ACS 5-year estimates — Stony Brook CDP, New York
- Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), US city average, all items, US Bureau of Labor Statistics: annual averages 2019 and 2024
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 Stony Brook CDP, New York (place:71608, 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.
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