Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,273, settled in 1890.
The best of Westhampton Beach’s subject grades are an A for walkability, health, and schools; the weakest is a D− for cost of living. Westhampton Beach’s typical home value is $1,681,000, where New York’s towns sit at $363,000 and U.S. towns at $332,000. On cost of living, just 20 of New York’s 1,215 towns do worse. On history, just 92 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Moneyboque Bay State Tidal Wetland, at 57 acres. Westhampton Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Westhampton Beach beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Westhampton Beach | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.2% |
1,721 counted in 2010 and 2,150 in 2020; an estimated 2,273 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Westhampton Beach is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Westhampton Beach, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Westhampton Beach.
At $2,154 a month, Westhampton Beach’s median rent is above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Typical home values rose 9.3% in the year to September 2026. 86% of Westhampton Beach households own their home.
| Westhampton Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,154 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
27% of workers work from home in Westhampton Beach. Jobs based in Westhampton Beach grew to 1,865 in 2023, 395 more than in 2013. Westhampton Beach’s median household income is $141,000.
| Westhampton Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Work from home | 27% | 12% | 11% |
| Median household income | $141,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 12% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Westhampton Beach beats the New York average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Westhampton Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Westhampton Beach | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.9% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The violent crime rate in Westhampton Beach is 0 per 1,000 residents.
| Westhampton Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.3 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Westhampton Beach has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 1,020 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Westhampton Beach.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Westhampton Beach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Moneyboque Bay State Tidal Wetland | — | 57 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Westhampton Beach. Close and well known come first.
39 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
12 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
8 mi Park & preserveLong Island Central Pine Barrens
38 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
6 mi National SeashoreFire Island National Seashore306K visitors a year
38 mi MuseumYale Center for British ArtYale 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 · Fire Island National Seashore: US National Park Service, Public domain · Yale Center for British Art: Sage Ross, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Westhampton Beach; the nearest are
About 10 of every 100 Westhampton Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Coastal flooding makes up 26% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Village in New York, United States
Westhampton Beach is an incorporated village located within the Town of Southampton, in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,150 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
3 towns share a border with Westhampton Beach.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westhampton Beach | — | — | D− | B+ | A | A |
| Westhampton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quiogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Quogue | — | — | D− | A− | A+ | B− |
Westhampton Beach and Quogue have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Westhampton and Quiogue aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Westhampton Beach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
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−.
