Atlanticville Station, 1870
East Quogue’s story
135 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1870.
- 1891East Quogue is settled
East QuogueNY
Population 5,406: a town settled in 1891.
Population
5,406
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$1.18M
+9.4% in a year
Household income
$94K
median
Median age
54.5
years
Jobs based here
803
A commuter town
Is East Quogue a good place to live?
East Quogue’s going rate for rent is $2,327 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 32% of the land in East Quogue is conserved, where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Quogue Wildlife Refuge, at 250 acres with 4.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade East Quogue yet; the figures below are still real.
By the sea
East Quogue lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
13%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
98thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
36paid flood-insurance claims since 1992
81stpercentile for hurricane risk
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 113 attractions →Yale Bowl and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Quogue. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
14 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
12 mi Park & preserveLong Island Central Pine Barrens
37 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
37 mi MuseumYale Center for British Art
38 mi MuseumYale Peabody MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Long Island Central Pine Barrens: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · Yale Center for British Art: Sage Ross, Public domain · Yale Peabody Museum: No machine-readable author provided. Ragesoss assumed (based on copyright claims, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to East Quogue: who provides what
East Quogue 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 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code1194211942 100%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 Quogue.
Housing
The typical home in East Quogue: about $1.18M
Values rose 9.4% in the 12 months to September 2026. Homes sold in East Quogue spent a median 71 days on the market. In East Quogue, 79% of households own their home.
$1.18MZillow home value
Typical home value
East Quogue$1.18M
New York$525K
Market temperature
71
days on market
93.8%
sale-to-list price
+9.4%
value change, 1 year
8
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Outdoors
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of East Quogue
18 miles of trail wind through 5 parks and preserves. The density of trails for East Quogue comes to 1.5 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 5, covering 494 acres.
31.8%conserved
31.8%
conserved · 2,447 of 7,705 acres
18 mi
of trails · 1.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quogue Wildlife Refuge | 4.1 mi | 250 |
| 2. Pine Neck Preserve | 1.3 mi | 77 |
| 3. Westhampton Dwarf Pine Plains Preserve | — | 149 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
Most of East Quogue’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
4.8% of East Quogue working residents work locally. The top destinations are Southampton (33%), New York (16%) and Brookhaven (10%). The average commute locally is 29 minutes. The median commute is under 24 miles.
5%work in town
| East Quogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 13% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $94,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.8% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In East Quogue5%
Southampton33%
New York16%
Brookhaven10%
Islip7%
24 mi
median commute distance
803
jobs based in East Quogue
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
East Quogue stands out in New York and nationally, with the median age higher than most
The share of residents in East Quogue who are 65 or older: 24%. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 50%, against 40% across New York. Adults 18 to 34 are 13% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 46% of residents (39% statewide).
54.5median age · NY 39.8
| East Quogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 54.5 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 50% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 17% | 20% | 22% |
| Aged 65 or older | 24% | 20% | 18% |
East QuogueNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
26%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma5%
High school19%
Some college15%
Associate’s12%
Bachelor’s31%
Graduate18%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 38% and 62% women
The Census survey reached too few of East Quogue’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| East Quogue | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 25.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 18.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 14.7% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 31.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in East Quogue
For East Quogue, the typical July afternoon high is 81°F.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring40–57°
Summer63–79°
Fall47–64°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
East Quogue has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in East Quogue, 68% come from inland flooding and 13% from coastal flooding. Compared with nearly two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 1992: 36.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal floodingHurricanes
36
paid flood claims since 1992
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy East Quogue is
17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in East Quogue. CDC measures, 32 in all: East Quogue beats New York on 8 and trails on 2. In East Quogue, 28% of adults feel lonely, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| East Quogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
8 better22 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | East Quogue | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.9% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.7% |
Peconic Bay Medical Center
7.1 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about East Quogue
16pages on East Quogue
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of East Quogue; the nearest are
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden25.2 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook29 mi$10,931 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 East Quogue residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A growing town
East Quogue has grown 17% from 2010 to 2020
4,757 counted in 2010 and 5,557 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About East Quogue
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
East Quogue is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, East Quogue had a population of 5,557.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 13 ft
- ZIP code
- 11942
East Quogue’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with East Quogue.
Hampton BaysQuogueWesthamptonFlandersEast Quogue
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Quogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hampton Bays | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quogue | — | — | D− | A− | A+ | B− |
| Westhampton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Quogue has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Quogue, Hampton Bays, Westhampton and Flanders aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Quogue with a neighbor →
Questions about East Quogue
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Quogue, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade East Quogue yet; the figures below are still real.