For most people who can afford it, yes. Southampton grades B+ overall, 249th among New York's 745 graded towns. It is healthier than 86% of U.S. towns and it reports less crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns. What holds it back is price: the typical home is worth about $2.3 million, 22.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Southampton’s typical rent is $2,363 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,098 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Its National Register listings include First Presbyterian Church and William Merritt Chase Homestead. Only 66 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on the outdoors.

StrongestA⁺Outdoors AHistory AHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living

What makes Southampton stand out

Where Southampton beats most towns.

First Presbyterian Church

HistoryA

Settled in 1640

38 places on the National Register

A history going back 386 years.

First Presbyterian Church · National Register of Historic Places

Southampton’s story

386 years in pictures

First Presbyterian Church is a National Historic Landmark, the National Register’s top tier. Its founding year, 1640, comes before those of 99% of the New York towns we grade with a known year.

Census counts: 3,408 in 1790, 69,036 in 2020. The archive holds 24 old photos and papers going back to 1912 and 3 maps from 1903 on.

38 places on the National Register of Historic Places.

1640Southampton is settled

Explore the history →

The other Southampton

Southampton takes its name from Southampton in Hampshire, England, 3,350 miles across the Atlantic.

UKUK edition

Hampshire, EnglandSouthamptonA city of 249,633

Photo: Hugh Venables · CC BY-SA 2.0

Southampton, settled in 1640, takes its name from Southampton, a city in Hampshire, England.

Southampton, NY3,350 miles · Southampton, Hampshire

People249,63371,601 here

Typical home£260,000$2,258,000 here

Listed buildings32016 of them Grade I

TownGradeDagainst UK towns#74 of 76 in Hampshire · here B+ against U.S. towns

Explore Southampton, Hampshire

1 more U.S. town is named after Southampton:Southampton Township, PA8,604

Named after: each U.S. town’s Wikipedia article. Grades compare each town with towns in its own country, so they aren’t a head-to-head.

How Southampton grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Southampton is from typical.

How grading works

Its grades run from A for health (better than 86% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 2%), so the B+ overall blends very different results.

Cost of livingD⁻Open →HealthPeconic Bay Medical Center 10.1 miles awayAOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 7.5 of 20; 4.9% of households have no car; 9.6% of workers walk, bike or ride transitA⁻Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 20% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA⁻Open →SafetyA⁻Open →Jobs & income21,947 jobs based hereB⁺Open →SchoolsBOpen →

Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.

Outdoors10% conserved landA⁺Open →History31 notable people born hereAOpen →Civic life5.9 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsC⁺Open →

Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.

Climate–Open →Housing market60 days on market–Open →Who lives here–Open →

How TownRatings grades towns →

Nearby attractions

Yale Bowl and 38 more within 40 miles

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

All 102 attractions →

40 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl

38 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park

34 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park

in town MuseumParrish Art Museum30K visitors a year

19 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery

34 mi LighthouseMontauk Point Light

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 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Parrish Art Museum: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Montauk Point Light: Wolfgang Wander, CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Southampton: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Southampton, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →

PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA

WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA

Internet3 providers95% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & dumpPay per bagCurbside pickup, paid by the bagTown site

SchoolsSouthampton Union Free School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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 codes11946, 11968, 11901, 1196311946 22% · 11968 20% · 11901 13% · 11963 10%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 Southampton.

Southampton is a second-home town and is safe by national standards but not by New York’s; it also has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.

HousingCost of living grade D⁻

Southampton earns a D− for cost of living

At 22.8 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $2.26M) costs more against local pay than in 99% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to that grade.

The share of households in Southampton who live in a home they own: 82%. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 7.6%. Homes sold in Southampton spent a median 60 days on the market.

$2.26MZillow home value

Typical home value

Southampton$2.26M

New York$525K

Market temperature

days on market

96.4%

sale-to-list price

+7.6%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in May

Full pageSouthampton’s housing & cost-of-living pageOpen the page

Prices over the yearsUp 7.6% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 17.6 years of income Rents$2,363 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighborsAhead of 1 of its 3 graded neighbors

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

SchoolsB

Public schools in Southampton beat 55% of New York districts

Of its 22 schools, three are listed below, each with the reason. The 6 public schools in Southampton teach 2,655 students between them.

55%of NY districts it outscoresBSchool Grade

School	Level	Students	Letter
Phillips Avenue SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4	Grades PK–4	656	D
Westhampton Beach Senior High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	970	A⁺
Southampton High SchoolTop results in townGrades 9–12	Grades 9–12	582	A⁺

Full pageSouthampton’s schools pageOpen the page

The districtsHAMPTON BAYS UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT Vs. the neighborsAhead of 1 of its 3 graded neighbors Every school22 schools · Phillips Avenue School Questions“Are Southampton’s schools good?”

NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation

OutdoorsA⁺

In Southampton, 10.5% of the land is conserved

The biggest place to walk is David A. Sarnoff Preserve, 2,645 acres with 14.7 miles of trail. Trails run 258 miles in 51 parks and preserves. Southampton’s concentration of trails stands at 0.9 miles per square mile.

#151for trails in NY

10.5%

conserved · 19,636 of 186,724 acres

258 mi

of trails · 0.9 per sq mi

Biggest places to walk	Trails	Acres
1. David A. Sarnoff Preserve	14.7 mi	2,645
2. Sears - Bellows Pond County Park	10.9 mi	914
3. Quogue Wildlife Refuge	4.5 mi	278

Full pageSouthampton’s outdoors pageOpen the page

Trail map258 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk14.7 miles of trail · David A. Sarnoff Preserve Conserved land10.5% conserved · 19,636 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Southampton?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

HealthA

Southampton earns an A for health

Against the 4,693 U.S. towns with household incomes like Southampton’s, it is healthier than 60%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.

Among adults in Southampton, 83% had a checkup this year. This New York town does better than the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 3. Two figures for adults in the town: 28% feel lonely, 14% report frequent mental distress.

86%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade

	Southampton	New York towns	U.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)	16%	21%	23%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)	28%	32%	33%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)	14%	16%	17%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)	9.1%	13%	14%

32 measures vs. New York

11 better18 too close to call3 worse

What stands out	Southampton	NY
Fewer adults facing food insecurity	11.7%	17.2%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off	5.8%	8.2%
More adults who have had cancer	10.2%	7.7%

Peconic Bay Medical Center

10.1 mi away · emergency room

None

primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

73rd

percentile among NY towns

Full pageSouthampton’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.1 miles to an ER · Peconic Bay Medical Center How adults are doingFewer lonely adults Every CDC estimateBetter than NY on 11 of 32

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

SafetyA⁻

Southampton earns an A− for safety

At 9.2 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, it reports less crime than 62% of New York’s graded towns. Reported crimes fell from 527 to 353 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings.

The rate of reported violence in Southampton is 0.4 per 1,000 residents. For Southampton, the rate of thefts and burglaries is 5.4 per 1,000 residents.

77%of U.S. towns report more crimeA⁻Safety Grade

	Southampton	New York towns	U.S. towns
Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025)	0.4 per 1,000 residents	0.8	1.6
Property crimes per 1,000 (2025)	5.4 per 1,000 residents	7.6	9.9

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Southampton0.4

New York3.7

U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Southampton5.4

New York15.7

U.S.15.5

77th

percentile among U.S. towns we grade

62nd

percentile among NY towns

violent crimes reported in 2025

329

property crimes reported in 2025

Full pageSouthampton’s safety reportOpen the page

Violent crime by type0.4 violent crimes per 1,000 Crime over the yearsDown since 2023 Vs. the neighborsAhead of its graded neighbor Questions“Is Southampton, NY safe?”

FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A⁻

Southampton faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

2,567 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 361 properties have flooded more than once.

Federal aid has come to Southampton households in 11 declared disasters; the latest was in 2022. Compared with 80% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage here is lower. The national flood insurance program has paid 2,567 claims in the town since 1978. FEMA puts nearly two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to hurricanes.

20risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding

2,567

paid flood claims since 1978

federal disasters paid out here

Full pageSouthampton’s hazards pageOpen the page

What it facesLow risk Flood claims2,567 paid flood claims · Since 1978 Past disasters11 federal disasters · Paid out in Southampton Get ready3.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Southampton has four seasons and pleasant summers

The midsummer high for Southampton comes to 81°F.

27″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–42°

Spring39–57°

Summer63–79°

Fall47–64°

Oct 24

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+2.0°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageSouthampton’s climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 81°, January lows 24°Rain & snow27″ of snow a winter · 45 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Who lives here

Southampton skews older than New York

39.8% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, against 3.5% statewide, which helps explain the older median age.

People 65 and older are a quarter of residents (18% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 17% of residents (23% statewide). In Southampton, 50% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. The Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate puts Southampton at 71,601 residents, up 3.7% since 2020. For Southampton, the median age is 48 years.

48median age · NY 39.8

	Southampton	New York towns	U.S. towns
Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+	50%	32%	29%
Median age	48 years	42.9 years	40.5 years
Aged 65 or older	25%	20%	18%
Under 18	18%	20%	22%

SouthamptonNew YorkUnited States

NYU.S.

Ages · share of residents

16%

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma9%

High school21%

Some college13%

Associate’s7%

Bachelor’s27%

Graduate23%

Women and men · all residents

49% women, 51% men

That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 49.9, men 45.6.

Ages and education in Southampton
	Southampton	NY	U.S.
Under 10	9.1%	11%	11.6%
10 to 17	9.3%	9.5%	10.3%
18 to 24	7.2%	8.9%	9.1%
25 to 34	9.6%	14.2%	13.7%
35 to 44	11.4%	13%	13.2%
45 to 54	12.1%	12.2%	12.2%
55 to 64	16.2%	13.3%	12.7%
65 to 74	14.7%	10.3%	10.2%
75 and older	10.4%	7.6%	7%
No diploma	9.1%	12%	10.4%
High school	21.2%	24.3%	26%
Some college	12.8%	14.6%	19.1%
Associate’s	7.1%	8.8%	8.8%
Bachelor’s	26.5%	22.4%	21.6%
Graduate	23.3%	17.9%	14.1%

Full pageSouthampton by the numbersOpen the page

Ages48 median age · 25% are 65 or older Schooling50% have a four-year degree Homes82% own their home · Homeowners Income$129K a year · Median household income

Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B⁺

Southampton has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

For working residents in Southampton, the share who work locally is 33%. The top destinations are New York (17%), Brookhaven (8%) and East Hampton (7%). Its income of the median household is $129,000. Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles.

33%work in town

	Southampton	New York towns	U.S. towns
Working residents who work in town	33%	10%	8%
Median household income	$129,000	$82,000	$80,000
Average trip to work	30 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes
Work from home	17%	12%	11%

Where working residents work

In Southampton33%

New York17%

Brookhaven8%

East Hampton7%

Riverhead5%

23 mi

median commute distance

21,947

jobs based in Southampton

Balanced

jobs vs. working residents

A−

Walkability grade: more walkable than 83% of U.S. towns

Full pageSouthampton’s work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here21,947 jobs based here · Balanced Where people work33% work in Southampton Commute times30 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 23 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Southampton

20pages on Southampton

The big questions

SchoolsBBeat 55% of NY districts · 22 schools SafetyA⁻0.4 violent crimes per 1,000 residents (2025)HealthABetter than NY on 11 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingD⁻$2.26M typical home · up 7.6% in a year Work & commuteB⁺$129K median household income · 21,947 jobs here Natural hazardsA⁻FEMA risk higher than 20% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

OutdoorsA⁺258 mi of trails · 10% conserved land PlacesAttractions102 nearby · Parrish Art Museum under 1 mi LibraryC⁺Hampton Bays Public Library Colleges

The story

HistoryASettled 1640 · 38 on the National Register Famous people31 born in Southampton Town Hall & politicsOne full-time town employee per 143 residents Climate81° summer highs · 27″ of snow

Day to day

News6 recent stories about Southampton WeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Southampton; the nearest are

Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden31.1 mi$6,630 in-state tuition Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook34.5 mi$10,931 in-state tuition

About 6 of every 100 Southampton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

A growing town

Southampton has grown 26% since 2010

56,790 counted in 2010 and 69,036 in 2020; an estimated 71,601 in 2025.

56,7902010

69,0362020

71,6012025 est.

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025

Landmarks

38 places in Southampton on the National Register of Historic Places.

All landmarks →

First Presbyterian ChurchNational Historic Landmark

Sag Harbor Village District

Beebe Windmill

Windmill at Water Mill

Famous people from Southampton

31 notable people were born in Southampton.

See all 31 →

Jacqueline Kennedy OnassisFirst Lady of the United States from 1961 to 1963 · 1929–1994

Mary L. CleaveAmerican engineer and NASA astronaut · 1947–2023

Paul AnnaconeAmerican tennis player and coach · born 1963

Carl YastrzemskiAmerican baseball player · born 1939

Joshua BlochAmerican software engineer · born 1961

Tim BishopAmerican politician · born 1950

About Southampton

Town in New York, United States

Official town website ↗

Southampton, officially the Town of Southampton, is a town in southeastern Suffolk County, New York, partly on the South Fork of Long Island. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the town had a population of 69,036. Southampton is included in the stretch of shoreline prominently known as the Hamptons. Stony Brook University has a campus in Southampton.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established: 1640
Area: 296 sq mi
Elevation: 26 ft
Area code: 631

Southampton’s neighbors

10 towns share a border with Southampton.

Explore the map →

It grades higher overall than all 3 graded towns on its borders; East Hampton (B+) comes closest.

How the neighbors grade

Town	NY rank	Overall	Cost	Safety	Schools	Health
Southampton	#249	B⁺	D⁻	A⁻	B	A
Riverhead	#649	C⁻	D⁻	C	C⁻	B
Riverside	—	—	—	—	—	—
Brookhaven	#295	B	D⁻	—	B	A⁻
East Hampton	#273	B⁺	D⁻	—	B⁺	A
Fire Island	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wainscott	—	—	—	—	—	—
West Hampton Dunes	—	—	—	—	—	—

Brookhaven and East Hampton report no FBI crime data of their own. Riverside, Fire Island, Wainscott and West Hampton Dunes aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Southampton with a neighbor →

Questions about Southampton

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Southampton, NY a good place to live?

For most people who can afford it, yes. Southampton grades B+ overall, better than 69% of U.S. towns and #249 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health, A− for safety and B for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.

Is Southampton, NY safe?

Yes, by national standards. Southampton reports less crime per resident than 77% of U.S. towns, an A− Safety Grade: 24 violent and 329 property crimes in 2025.

Is Southampton, NY expensive?

Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.

What is Southampton, NY known for?

31 notable people were born here, including Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis and Mary L. Cleave.

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