Sound Beach’s going rate for rent is $3,343 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Hagerman Landing, at 36 acres. We don’t grade Sound Beach yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

98% of working residents leave Sound Beach for work

Where Sound Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

195jobs based in Sound Beach

2%of working residents work in town

16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

Yale Bowl and 80 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sound Beach. Close and well known come first.

All 532 attractions →

24 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl

36 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum

28 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year

32 mi MuseumGlass House

9 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery

38 mi State parkJones Beach State Park

Sources: 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 · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Sound Beach: who provides what

Sound Beach 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 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here

SchoolsMiller Place Union Free School District Rocky Point Union Free School District2 districts serve Sound Beach; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES

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.gov

Who runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024

ZIP code1178911789 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 Sound Beach.

Natural hazards

Top of a very low hazard risk in Sound Beach: inland flooding

51% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 15%. Sound Beach’s risk rating from FEMA comes in at 3 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities.

3risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves

paid flood claims since 1980

Full pageSound Beach’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesVery low risk Flood claims3 paid flood claims · Since 1980 Past disasters28 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready3.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Sound Beach stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its working residents work locally

Half the trips to work are shorter than 16 miles. Sound Beach’s median household income is $132,000. The top destinations are Brookhaven (37%), New York (16%) and Islip (12%). In Sound Beach, 2.8% of residents live below the poverty line.

2%work in town

	Sound Beach	New York towns	U.S. towns
Median household income	$132,000	$82,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	32 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Below the poverty line	2.8%	9.5%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	2%	10%	8%

Where working residents work

In Sound Beach2%

Brookhaven37%

New York16%

Islip12%

Smithtown7%

16 mi

median commute distance

195

jobs based in Sound Beach

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageSound Beach’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here195 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work2% work in Sound Beach Commute times32 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 16 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Sound Beach

Its peak summer temperature comes in at 83°F.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–42°

Spring40–58°

Summer63–81°

Fall47–64°

Nov 7

typical first frost

Apr 4

typical last frost

+2.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageSound Beach’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 83°, January lows 24°Rain & snow32″ of snow a winter · 47 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

More middle-aged adults than New York overall

Among residents in Sound Beach, 12% are 65 or older. The median age for Sound Beach comes to 43.5 years. 47% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.

43.5median age · NY 39.8

	Sound Beach	New York towns	U.S. towns
Aged 65 or older	12%	20%	18%
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	47%	32%	29%
Median age	43.5 years	43 years	40.5 years
Under 18	20%	20%	22%

Sound BeachNew YorkUnited States

NYU.S.

Ages · share of residents

19%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma2%

High school26%

Some college12%

Associate’s12%

Bachelor’s24%

Graduate24%

Women and men · all residents

50% women, 50% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.9 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Sound Beach
	Sound Beach	NY	U.S.
Under 10	8.7%	11%	11.6%
10 to 17	11.1%	9.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	8.7%	8.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	13.3%	14.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.2%	13%	13.2%
45 to 54	18.5%	12.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.8%	13.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	7.4%	10.3%	10.2%
75 and older	4.3%	7.6%	7%
No diploma	2%	12%	10.4%
High school	26.3%	24.3%	26%
Some college	12.2%	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s	12.4%	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	23.6%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate	23.5%	17.9%	14.1%

Full pageSound Beach by the numbersOpen the page

Ages43.5 median age · 12% are 65 or older Schooling47% have a four-year degree Homes86% own their home · Homeowners Income$132K a year · Median household income

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Health

How healthy Sound Beach is

Sound Beach beats the New York average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. For adults locally, the share who smoke cigarettes is 8.8%. 28% of adults locally have high blood pressure; 7.6% have diabetes.

	Sound Beach	New York towns	U.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)	10%	14%	14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)	28%	34%	35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)	7.6%	11%	12%
Depression (CDC PLACES)	18%	21%	23%

32 measures vs. New York

19 better12 too close to call1 worse

What stands out	Sound Beach	NY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	8.5%	17.2%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	7%	12.8%
More binge drinkers	19.1%	16.3%

St. Charles Hospital

4.8 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

Full pageSound Beach’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby4.8 miles to an ER · St. Charles Hospital How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than NY on 19 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conservation land takes up 3% of Sound Beach

Across 3 parks and preserves: 0.8 miles of trail. For Sound Beach, the trail network density is 0.3 miles per square mile.

3%conserved

	Sound Beach	New York towns	U.S. towns
Conserved land	3%	5.2%	4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile	0.3 miles per square mile	0.4	0.4

conserved · 48 of 1,627 acres

0.8 mi

of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. Hagerman Landing	0.5 mi	36
2. North Shore Rail Trail	—	2
3. Sound Beach Park	—	1

Full pageSound Beach’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map0.8 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk0.5 miles of trail · Hagerman Landing Conserved land3% conserved · 48 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Sound Beach?”

Housing

A home in Sound Beach is worth about $534K, on Zillow’s estimate

The share of households in Sound Beach who are owner-occupiers: 86%. Home values are up 5% over the year to September 2026. Homes sold in Sound Beach spent a median 29 days on the market.

$534KZillow home value