What percentage of people rent in Stony Brook, NY?

Name: Renters and owners in Stony Brook, NY, 2020–2024
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9.2% (±2.7 points) of the occupied homes in Stony Brook, NY are rented (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

That is 414 renting households against 4,066 that own their home.

In Stony Brook, the share of households that rent went from 9.0% in 2015–2019 to 9.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Households that rent: 9.2% (±2.7 points)
Renting households: 414 (±123)
Median renter income: $122,857 (±$25,699)

Who rents and who owns in Stony Brook

Tenure, estimate (90% margin of error)
	Stony Brook	Suffolk County	New York	United States
Renter-occupied share	9.2% (±2.7 points)	17.8% (±0.5 points)	45.7% (±0.2 points)	34.8%
Renting households	414 (±123)	91,419 (±2,592)	3,525,661 (±12,362)	45,017,354
Owning households	4,066 (±329)	421,146 (±2,868)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142
Average renter household size	3.7 (±0.8)	2.5 (±0.1)	2.3 (±0.0)	2.3
Average owner household size	2.8 (±0.1)	3.0 (±0.0)	2.7 (±0.0)	2.6
Median renter household income	$122,857 (±$25,699)	$72,488 (±$2,196)	$57,803 (±$395)	$52,966
Median owner household income	$183,553 (±$7,583)	$145,936 (±$1,299)	$114,563 (±$568)	$100,009

In Stony Brook, the renter share is lower than in Suffolk County (17.8%).

It is also lower than in New York (45.7%).

It is lower than the national figure (34.8%).

In Suffolk County, Stony Brook ranks 86 of 112 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest renter share.

Statewide, it ranks 318 of 414.

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

How renting in Stony Brook has changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	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
Median household income	$120,476 (±$19,243)	$174,872 (±$15,480)	+45.2%	No measurable change after inflation

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.

Households that rent in places near Stony Brook

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Stony Brook
Place	Distance	Households that rent	Compared with this place
Stony Brook	—	9.2% (±2.7 points)	—
Village of Head of the Harbor	1.9 mi	3.1% (±2.3 points)	Lower
East Setauket	2.0 mi	11.8% (±6.2 points)	Not measurably different
St. James	2.5 mi	12.3% (±4.7 points)	Not measurably different
Town of Smithtown	2.7 mi	11.3% (±1.3 points)	Not measurably different
Setauket	2.9 mi	20.0% (±10.6 points)	Not measurably different
Village of Nissequogue	3.1 mi	12.3% (±9.7 points)	Not measurably different
Port Jefferson Station	3.5 mi	23.8% (±6.3 points)	Higher
Village of Lake Grove	3.5 mi	22.7% (±6.3 points)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Head of the Harbor, NY (3.1%).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Port Jefferson Station, NY (23.8%), Village of Lake Grove, NY (22.7%).

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

Households that rent across Suffolk County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that rent
80	South Huntington	10.8% (±3.5 points)
81 (tie)	Mattituck	10.7% (±4.7 points)
81 (tie)	Shelter Island (community)	10.7% (±15.0 points)
83 (tie)	Blue Point	10.5% (±5.3 points)
83 (tie)	Ridge	10.5% (±3.2 points)
85	North Patchogue	10.0% (±5.6 points)
86	Stony Brook	9.2% (±2.7 points)
87	Northville (community)	8.2% (±8.2 points)
88	Islip Terrace	8.0% (±4.1 points)
89	Shirley	7.8% (±2.2 points)
90	Center Moriches	7.5% (±3.8 points)
91 (tie)	Mount Sinai	7.4% (±3.8 points)
91 (tie)	Westhampton	7.4% (±4.5 points)

Showing 13 of 112 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

How many renters are there in Stony Brook?

Stony Brook has an estimated 414 (±123) renting households, 9.2% of its occupied homes (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Is renting growing in Stony Brook?

In Stony Brook, the share of households that rent went from 9.0% in 2015–2019 to 9.2% in 2020–2024 (+0.2 percentage points), not a measurable change.

How big are renting households in Stony Brook?

A renting household in Stony Brook has 3.7 people on average, against 2.8 in an owned home.

How much do renters earn in Stony Brook?

The median renting household in Stony Brook, NY has an income of $122,857 (±$25,699) a year, against $183,553 for households that own their home.

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) and detailed tables (acs/acs5) 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 DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, B25064_001E, B25064_001M, B19013_001E, B19013_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0047PE, DP04_0047PM, DP04_0047E, DP04_0047M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0049E, DP04_0049M, DP04_0048E, DP04_0048M, B25119_003E, B25119_003M, B25119_002E, B25119_002M

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