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East NorthportNY

A town of 19,700, settled in 1909.

Is East Northport a good place to live?

East Northport’s typical rent is $2,527 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. We don’t grade East Northport yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

96% of working residents leave East Northport for work

Where East Northport’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

26% → Huntington Huntington 26% 23% → New York New York 23% 8% → Oyster Bay Oyster Bay 8% 8% → Islip Islip 8% 6% → Hempstead Hempstead 6% 6% → North Hempstead North Hempstead 6% East Northport · 4% stay
3,241jobs based in East Northport
4%of working residents work in town
14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

Central Park and 459 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Northport. Close and well known come first.

All 576 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to East Northport: who provides what

East Northport is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
SchoolsNorthport-East Northport Union Free School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes11731, 1176811731 87% · 11768 12%Census 2020

EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.

The data

Ordered by what stands out in East Northport.

Housing

East Northport’s typical home value is about $811K

The share of households in East Northport who own their home: 89%. A home in East Northport typically sold within 20 days of listing. Just over three quarters of the homes sold in East Northport went for more than their asking price.

$811KZillow home value

Typical home value

East Northport$811K
New York$525K
Market temperature
Seller’s marketA strong seller's marketBuyer’sSeller’s
20
days on market
107.7%
sale-to-list price
+3.1%
value change, 1 year
15
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in East Northport is inland flooding, at a very low overall level

In East Northport, the FEMA hazard score is 5 of 100. 60% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 15%. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1979: 9.

5risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
5Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
9
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

East Northport has 0.3 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Only 4% of working residents stay in East Northport for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, East Northport has lost 588 jobs, to 3,241 in 2023. The middle household income for East Northport comes to $158,000. The top destinations are Huntington (26%), New York (23%) and Oyster Bay (8%).

4%work in town
East NorthportNew York townsU.S. towns
Median household income$158,000$82,000$80,000
Average trip to work34 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town4.5%10%8%
Below the poverty line7%9.5%9.6%

Where working residents work

In East Northport4%
Huntington26%
New York23%
Oyster Bay8%
Islip8%
14 mi
median commute distance
3,241
jobs based in East Northport
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–42°
Spring41–59°
Summer64–82°
Fall48–65°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy East Northport is

East Northport: a fifth of adults get no exercise outside work. Against the New York average, East Northport comes out ahead on 18 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. 28% of adults in East Northport feel lonely; 8.4% smoke cigarettes.

East NorthportNew York townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%21%23%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)28%32%33%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)8.4%13%14%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)11%14%14%
32 measures vs. New York
18 better13 too close to call1 worse
What stands outEast NorthportNY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.4%17.2%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.9%14.5%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%7.7%
Northport VA Medical Center
3.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Protected land: 2.8% of East Northport

In 4 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.5 miles of trail. The density of trails in East Northport is 0.3 miles per square mile.

2.8%conserved
East NorthportNew York townsU.S. towns
Conserved land2.8%5.2%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.40.4
2.8%
conserved · 91 of 3,278 acres
1.5 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Caravan Park0.5 mi12
2. Northport Rail Trail0.1 mi9
3. John J. Walsh Memorial Park—8

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about East Northport

16pages on East Northport
After high school

Colleges nearby

7 within 15 miles of the center of East Northport

East Northport’s neighbors

8 towns share a border with East Northport.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownNY rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
East Northport——————
Fort Salonga——————
Northport#21A+D−AAA+
Huntington#61AD−—AA+
Smithtown#76AD−—AA
Centerport——————
Kings Park——————
Commack——————

Huntington and Smithtown report no FBI crime data of their own. East Northport, Fort Salonga, Centerport, Kings Park and Commack aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Northport with a neighbor →

Questions about East Northport

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is East Northport, NY a good place to live?

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