Proposed RCA Radio Central facility at Rocky Point, Long Island, New York, 1922
Rocky Point’s story
154 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1834.
- 1872Rocky Point is settled
Rocky PointNY
The town, settled in 1872, counts 13,356 residents.
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Iracaz · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
13,356
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$553K
+4.3% in a year
Household income
$127K
median
Median age
40.5
years
Jobs based here
2,745
A commuter town
Is Rocky Point a good place to live?
Rocky Point’s midpoint rent is $2,337 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 55% of the land in Rocky Point is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest, at 4,344 acres with 53.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Rocky Point yet; the figures below are still real.
Get outside
57 miles of trails in Rocky Point
55.1% of the town is conserved land, across 4 parks and preserves.
Trails © OpenStreetMap contributors · USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 515 attractions →Yale Bowl and 77 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Rocky Point. Close and well known come first.
26 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
37 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
29 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year
6 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
34 mi MuseumGlass House
38 mi State parkJones Beach State ParkSources: 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 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Rocky Point: who provides what
Rocky Point 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 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 codes11778, 11764, 1178911778 91% · 11764 7% · 11789 2%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 Rocky Point.
Outdoors
Trail density in Rocky Point is higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Walkers can cover 57 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves.
55.1%conserved
55.1%
conserved · 4,441 of 8,054 acres
57 mi
of trails · 4.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Rocky Point Pine Barrens State Forest | 53.5 mi | 4,344 |
| 2. North Shore Rail Trail | — | 27 |
| 3. North Shore Little League | 0.1 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Top of a very low hazard risk in Rocky Point: inland flooding
13 flood insurance claims have been paid in Rocky Point since 1979. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.
3risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
13
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Rocky Point has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
2.9% of Rocky Point residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Rocky Point for work: only 7% work in town. Its average commute is 36 minutes. The top destinations are Brookhaven (38%), New York (15%) and Islip (11%).
7%work in town
| Rocky Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $127,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.6% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Rocky Point7%
Brookhaven38%
New York15%
Islip11%
Smithtown6%
16 mi
median commute distance
2,745
jobs based in Rocky Point
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Rocky Point: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 83° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring40–58°
Summer63–80°
Fall47–64°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Rocky Point is
9.8% of adults worry about having enough food in Rocky Point. This New York town does better than the New York average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 18% have been diagnosed with depression, 8% have diabetes.
| Rocky Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
17 better13 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Rocky Point | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 12.8% |
| More binge drinkers | 18.9% | 16.3% |
St. Charles Hospital
6.5 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
Rocky Point is younger than the New York average
The share of adults 25 and older in Rocky Point who hold a bachelor’s degree or more: 37%. People 65 and older are 13% of residents (18% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 43% of residents (39% statewide). The median age for Rocky Point comes to 40.5 years.
40.5median age · NY 39.8
| Rocky Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 13% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 24% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 40.5 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
Rocky PointNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
20%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma4%
High school30%
Some college20%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate18%
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Rocky Point | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.5% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 9.6% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 19.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.8% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 30.4% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.3% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Housing
A typical Rocky Point home is worth about $553K
For households in Rocky Point, the share who live in a home they own is 88%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.3%. Homes sold in Rocky Point spent a median 31 days on the market.
$553KZillow home value
Typical home value
Rocky Point$553K
New York$525K
Market temperature
31
days on market
102.8%
sale-to-list price
+4.3%
value change, 1 year
15
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rocky Point
16pages on Rocky Point
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Rocky Point
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden8.9 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook9.8 mi$10,931 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Rocky Point residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
93% of working residents leave Rocky Point for work
Where Rocky Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
2,745jobs based in Rocky Point
7%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Rocky Point
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Rocky Point is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Brookhaven, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rocky Point had a population of 13,633.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 194 ft
- ZIP code
- 11778
Rocky Point’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Rocky Point.
Sound BeachShorehamMiddle IslandRidgeMiller PlaceEast ShorehamRocky Point
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Point | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sound Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shoreham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Middle Island | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ridge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miller Place | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Shoreham | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Rocky Point, Sound Beach, Shoreham, Middle Island, Ridge, Miller Place and East Shoreham aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rocky Point with a neighbor →
Questions about Rocky Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rocky Point, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Rocky Point yet; the figures below are still real.