North HavenNY
A town of 1,215.
Is North Haven a good place to live?
North Haven’s best subject grades are an A+ for health and an A− for incomes and schools; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. North Haven’s income of the median household is $155,000, above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 36 of New York’s 1,215 towns score lower on cost of living. North Haven is more walkable than 71% of U.S. towns. Only 111 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. North Haven has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes North Haven stand out
Where North Haven beats most towns.
North Haven lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How North Haven grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far North Haven is from typical.
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Moving to North Haven: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in North Haven, 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Haven.
North Haven stands out in New York and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent mental distress
9.3% of adults have diabetes in North Haven, against 11% in New York’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. Of the 756 New York towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than North Haven. For adults locally, the share who have been diagnosed with depression is 15%. Against the New York average, North Haven comes out ahead on 19 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3.
| North Haven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Haven | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.6% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The biggest natural risk in North Haven is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Flood insurance has paid out on 41 claims in North Haven since 1978. On expected storm and flood damage, North Haven sits below 92% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 60% come from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, fewer of North Haven’s working residents work locally
For half of commuters, work is under 32 miles away. North Haven had 90 jobs in 2023, up 20 from 2013. Also worth knowing: 5.4% of North Haven residents live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Southampton (28%), New York (17%) and East Hampton (17%).
| North Haven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in North Haven
Summer afternoons peak near 81° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 27 inches a winter. Summers in North Haven are pleasant, and winters chilly.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 6.1% of North Haven
In North Haven, the concentration of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile. Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 0.4 miles. One park or preserve covers 7 acres locally.
| North Haven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Haven Tidal Wetlands Area | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Homes in North Haven sell for about $9.3M
The share of households in North Haven who are owner-occupiers: 92%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Yale Bowl and 46 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Haven. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
34 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
28 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
23 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
24 mi LighthouseMontauk Point Light
30 mi MuseumMystic SeaportPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Montauk Point Light: Wolfgang Wander, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain
Everything we know about North Haven
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of North Haven; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 North Haven residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
1,215 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About North Haven
Village in New York, United States
North Haven is a village in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County, on the South Fork of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 1,162 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 20 ft
Questions about North Haven
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Haven, NY expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,917,000, 265% 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−.