Part of Town of Southampton, 1915
Quogue’s story
198 years in pictures
Census counts: 137 in 1870, 1,662 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 3 maps from 1903 on.
- 1828Quogue is settled
QuogueNY
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Jsderwin at English Wikipedia · Public domain
Population
1,703
2025 Census estimate · +4.7% since 2020
Typical home
$2.92M
+6.1% in a year
Household income
$90K
median
Median age
58.6
years
Jobs based here
809
A job hub
Is Quogue a good place to live?
The best of Quogue’s subject grades are an A+ for schools, an A− for safety, and an A for history; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Quogue’s median rent is $3,375 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). On cost of living, just 66 of New York’s 1,215 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Quogue Wildlife Refuge, at 33 acres. Quogue has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Quogue stand out
Where Quogue beats most towns.
By the sea
Quogue lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 23% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
23%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
274paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
8storm & flood disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
How Quogue grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Quogue is from typical.
Cost of livingD−Open →SchoolsBeat 96% of New York districts on tests and graduationA+Open →SafetyA−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 9 of 20; 5.1% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →Jobs & income$90K median household incomeC+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listB−Open →HealthPeconic Bay Medical Center 7.6 miles awayB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 116 attractions →Yale Bowl and 33 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Quogue. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
13 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
10 mi Park & preserveLong Island Central Pine Barrens
38 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
38 mi MuseumYale Center for British Art
9 mi National SeashoreFire Island National Seashore306K visitors a yearSources: 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 · Fire Island National Seashore: US National Park Service, Public domain
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Quogue: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Quogue, and how to reach them.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Quogue’s trash rules yet
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 code1195911959 99%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 Quogue.
HousingCost of living grade D−
A typical Quogue home is worth about $2.92M
The typical Quogue home is worth about $2,919,000, up 6.1% in a year, 6 times the New York typical home.
$2.92MZillow home value
Typical home value
Quogue$2.92M
New York$525K
+6.1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in March
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, more of Quogue’s residents live below the poverty line
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Quogue, above both New York’s towns (9.5%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). The average trip to work in Quogue is 19 minutes. Jobs based in Quogue grew to 809 in 2023, 288 more than in 2013.
6%work in town
| Quogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 30% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $90,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Quogue6%
New York24%
Southampton15%
Brookhaven9%
Riverhead5%
44 mi
median commute distance
809
jobs based in Quogue
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 40% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Who lives here
In Quogue, the median age runs higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Quogue’s median age is 58.6 years. Quogue has grown 4.7% since 2020, to 1,703 residents in the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate. 47% of Quogue adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
58.6median age · NY 39.8
| Quogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 58.6 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 32% | 29% |
QuogueNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
25%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma1%
High school31%
Some college9%
Associate’s11%
Bachelor’s36%
Graduate11%
Women and men · all residents
55% women, 45% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±8.8 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Quogue | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 0% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.3% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.9% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 24.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.3% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 36% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,700, single groups can be off by several points
84%of U.S. towns report more crimeA−Safety Grade
Violent crime per 1,000 residents
Quogue0
New York3.7
U.S.3.3
Property crime per 1,000 residents
Quogue3.5
New York15.7
U.S.15.5
84th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
0
violent crimes reported in 2025
6
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Climate
Quogue has four seasons and pleasant summers
Quogue 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°
Oct 14
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
2.3%conserved
| Quogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
2.3%
conserved · 72 of 3,144 acres
2.7 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Quogue Wildlife Refuge | 0.6 mi | 33 |
| 2. Quogue Village Wetlands Preserve | 0.3 mi | 14 |
| 3. Griffith Preserve | — | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB−
Quogue is healthier than 50% of U.S. towns
Quogue beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 13% of adults binge drink in Quogue. Only 3 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Quogue.
51%healthier than U.S. townsB−Health Grade
| Quogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 34% | 35% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 85% | 81% | 79% |
32 measures vs. New York
8 better15 too close to call9 worse
| What stands out | Quogue | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.5% | 14.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 9.8% | 6.1% |
Peconic Bay Medical Center
7.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B−
Moderate risk in Quogue, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 50% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 274 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Quogue.
50risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal floodingHurricanes
274
paid flood claims since 1978
9
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Quogue
20pages on Quogue
The big questions
SchoolsA+Beat 96% of NY districtsSafetyA−0 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthB−Better than NY on 8 of 32 CDC measuresCost of livingD−$2.92M typical home · up 6.1% in a yearWork & commuteC+$90K median household income · 809 jobs hereNatural hazardsB−FEMA risk higher than 50% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Quogue; the nearest are
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden23.9 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook28 mi$10,931 in-state tuition
About 3 of every 100 Quogue residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A job hub
Every workday, about 780 people come to Quogue for work
Where Quogue’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
809jobs based in Quogue
6%of working residents work in town
44 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Quogue
Village in New York, United States
Quogue () is a village in the Town of Southampton in Suffolk County, on the South Fork of Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Quogue had a population of 1,662.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1928
- Area
- 5.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 16 ft
- ZIP code
- 11959
Quogue’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Quogue.
East QuogueQuiogueWesthampton BeachQuogue
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quogue | — | — | D− | A− | A+ | B− |
| East Quogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quiogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Westhampton Beach | — | — | D− | B+ | A | A |
Quogue and Westhampton Beach have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. East Quogue and Quiogue aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Quogue with a neighbor →
Questions about Quogue
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Quogue, NY expensive?
Yes. That is 29.4 years of the area's median household income ($99,155 across the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.