Part of Good Ground and Canoe Place; Eastport Speonk and Part of Remsenburg, 1915
Hampton Bays’s story
286 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873.
- 1740Hampton Bays is settled
Hampton BaysNY
Population
15,706
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$950K
+6.1% in a year
Household income
$134K
median
Median age
44.2
years
Jobs based here
3,253
A commuter town
Is Hampton Bays a good place to live?
Hampton Bays’ median rent is $2,392 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 29% of the land in Hampton Bays is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Shinnecock County Park West, at 370 acres. We don’t grade Hampton Bays yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Hampton Bays stand out
Where Hampton Bays beats most towns.
Nearby attractions
All 111 attractions →Yale Bowl and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hampton Bays. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
39 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
16 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
37 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
37 mi LighthouseMontauk Point Light
37 mi MuseumYale University Art GallerySources: 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 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montauk Point Light: Wolfgang Wander, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Hampton Bays: who provides what
Hampton Bays is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHampton Bays Water DistrictNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers97% 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 code1194611946 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 Hampton Bays.
Housing
Homes in Hampton Bays are worth about $950K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical Hampton Bays home is worth about $950,000, up 6.1% in a year, 81% above the New York typical home. 82% of households own their home in Hampton Bays.
$950KZillow home value
Typical home value
Hampton Bays$950K
New York$525K
Market temperature
73
days on market
99.8%
sale-to-list price
+6.1%
value change, 1 year
12
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Hampton Bays
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 85% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 392 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Hampton Bays.
15risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal floodingHurricanes
392
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Outdoors
Nearly a quarter of Hampton Bays is conserved land
22 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Hampton Bays’ trail density is 1.1 miles per square mile.
29.1%conserved
29.1%
conserved · 3,798 of 13,052 acres
22 mi
of trails · 1.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sears - Bellows Pond County Park | 3.1 mi | 167 |
| 2. Henry's Hollow Pine Barrens State Forest | 2.6 mi | 255 |
| 3. Red Creek Park | 0.7 mi | 47 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
Hampton Bays has 0.5 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Hampton Bays for work: only 15% work in town. The average trip to work in Hampton Bays is 34 minutes. The top destinations are Southampton (40%), New York (15%) and Brookhaven (8%).
15%work in town
| Hampton Bays | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $134,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 15% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 9.5% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Hampton Bays15%
Southampton40%
New York15%
Brookhaven8%
East Hampton7%
17 mi
median commute distance
3,253
jobs based in Hampton Bays
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Hampton Bays
Hampton Bays has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring40–57°
Summer63–79°
Fall47–64°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Who lives here
Fewer young adults than New York overall
Adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 22% of residents (18% statewide). 47% of Hampton Bays adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
44.2median age · NY 39.8
| Hampton Bays | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 22% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 44.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
Hampton BaysNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
14%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma11%
High school20%
Some college15%
Associate’s7%
Bachelor’s23%
Graduate24%
Women and men · all residents
47% women, 53% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Hampton Bays | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.3% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.9% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 19.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 23.1% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Health
How healthy Hampton Bays is
Hampton Bays beats the New York average on 10 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Hampton Bays | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 34% | 35% |
32 measures vs. New York
10 better21 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Hampton Bays | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.3% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.7% | 7.7% |
Peconic Bay Medical Center
7.9 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 Hampton Bays
16pages on Hampton Bays
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Hampton Bays; the nearest are
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden28.1 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook31.7 mi$10,931 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Hampton Bays residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
By the sea
Hampton Bays lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 18% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
18%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
98thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
392paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
81stpercentile for hurricane risk
On the water
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
About Hampton Bays
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Hampton Bays is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York. It is considered as part of the region of Long Island known as The Hamptons. As of the 2020 census, Hampton Bays had a population of 15,228.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 18 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- ZIP code
- 11946
Hampton Bays’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Hampton Bays.
FlandersShinnecock HillsEast QuogueTuckahoeHampton Bays
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Bays | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shinnecock Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Quogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuckahoe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Hampton Bays, Flanders, Shinnecock Hills, East Quogue and Tuckahoe aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Hampton Bays with a neighbor →
Questions about Hampton Bays
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hampton Bays, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Hampton Bays yet; the figures below are still real.