North SeaNY
The town has 6,458 residents and lies in New York.
Is North Sea a good place to live?
North Sea’s rent at the middle of the market is $3,063 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. North Sea’s trail density is 2.2 miles per square mile, above both New York’s towns (0.4) and U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest place to walk is Wolf Swamp Sanctuary, 198 acres with 2.1 miles of trail. We don’t grade North Sea yet; the figures below are still real.
North Sea has grown 23% from 2010 to 2020
4,458 counted in 2010 and 5,461 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to North Sea: who provides what
North Sea is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Sea.
Natural hazards: very low risk in North Sea, mostly inland flooding
It has had 154 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. North Sea’s natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 10 of 100. 63% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 20%.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About two in five of North Sea’s working residents commute to Southampton
Half commute less than 12 miles. The median household income for North Sea comes to $162,000. Most working residents leave North Sea for work: only 8% work in town. Among residents here, 5.4% live below the poverty line.
| North Sea | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $162,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 7.5% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Conservation land takes up 12.9% of North Sea
Trails total 27 miles in 5 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in North Sea: 5, covering 547 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Emma Rose Elliston Park | 2.2 mi | 92 |
| 2. Wolf Swamp Sanctuary | 2.1 mi | 198 |
| 3. Scallop Pond Preserve | 0.2 mi | 182 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Fewer of North Sea’s adults feel lonely than in the typical New York or U.S. town
13% of adults report frequent mental distress in North Sea. Of 32 CDC measures, North Sea beats the New York average on 19 and trails it on 1.
| North Sea | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.3% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Sea | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Homes in North Sea sell for about $3.13M
The share of renter households in North Sea who spend 30% or more of their income on rent: 61%. North Sea: 85% of households are owner-occupiers.
| North Sea | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 61% | 49% | 48% |
| Households that own their home | 85% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Yale Bowl and 41 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Sea. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
34 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
30 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
30 mi LighthouseMontauk Point Light
21 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
38 mi MuseumYale University Art GalleryPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · 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 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain
Everything we know about North Sea
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of North Sea; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 North Sea residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
92% of working residents leave North Sea for work
Where North Sea’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
North Sea’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with North Sea.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Sea | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Water Mill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuckahoe | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southampton | #246 | B+ | D− | B | B | A+ |
| Noyack | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Sea, Water Mill, Tuckahoe and Noyack aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Sea with a neighbor →
Questions about North Sea
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Sea, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade North Sea yet; the figures below are still real.