Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A regional job hub with 2,334 jobs.
The best of East Hampton’s subject grades are an A+ for walkability, an A for health, and an A− for incomes; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. East Hampton’s median rent is $2,620 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. On cost of living, just 5 of New York’s 1,215 towns do worse. East Hampton's schools outperform 71% of the state's. The biggest park or preserve is Atlantic Double Dunes Preserve, at 57 acres. East Hampton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where East Hampton beats most towns.
1,083 counted in 2010 and 1,517 in 2020; an estimated 1,552 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far East Hampton is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,497 in 1790, 28,385 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1725 and 4 maps from 1904 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Hampton, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in East Hampton.
Most working residents leave East Hampton for work: only 18% work in town. East Hampton’s average trip to work is 19 minutes, below both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median household income in East Hampton is $106,000.
| East Hampton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 18% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $106,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
26% of East Hampton adults feel lonely. East Hampton beats the New York average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 12% of East Hampton adults report frequent mental distress.
| East Hampton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.1% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Hampton | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.6% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 45 flood insurance claims have been paid out in East Hampton.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Hampton has chilly winters and pleasant summers. East Hampton’s July high is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Hampton's reported crime rate is well above New York's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.
| East Hampton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 29.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.3 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| East Hampton | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Atlantic Double Dunes Preserve | — | 57 |
| 2. East Hampton Village Nature Trail and Wildlife Sanctuary | — | 26 |
| 3. Herrick Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Hampton. Close and well known come first.
38 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
19 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
20 mi LighthouseMontauk Point Light
35 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
31 mi MuseumMystic Seaport
32 mi LandmarkCalverton National CemeteryMohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montauk Point Light: Wolfgang Wander, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain
None within 15 miles of East Hampton; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 East Hampton residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where East Hampton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
14 notable people were born in East Hampton.
Town in New York, United States
East Hampton is a town in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, United States. It is located at the eastern end of the South Shore of Long Island. It is the easternmost town in the state of New York. At the time of the 2020 United States census, it had a total population of 28,385. The town includes the village of East Hampton, as well as the hamlets of Montauk, Amagansett, Wainscott, Springs, Northwest Harbor, and Napeague. It also includes part of the incorporated village of Sag Harbor. East Hampton is located on a peninsula, bordered on the south by the Atlantic Ocean, to the east by Block Island Sound and to the north by Gardiners Bay, Napeague Bay and Fort Pond Bay. To the west is wes…
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3 towns share a border with East Hampton.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Hampton | — | — | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Wainscott | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Hampton North | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amagansett | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Hampton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Hampton reports no FBI crime data of its own. Wainscott, East Hampton North and Amagansett aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Hampton with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $2,000,000, 281% above the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
14 notable people were born here, including Howard Dean and George Huntington.
