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20,282people live here $141,915median household income▲ 76% above US $1,597median rent per month▲ 13% above US $497,600median home value▲ 50% above US

North Bay Shore is an unincorporated community in Suffolk County, NY. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in North Bay Shore

North Bay Shore is an unincorporated community in New York with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. North Bay Shore deals with home prices well above the national average, college degree attainment below the national average, a population that has been shrinking, and cold winters.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

High home prices
Low college degree attainment
Shrinking population
Cold winters
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How North Bay Shore compares

Median household income

North Bay Shore$141,915

New York avg$85,974

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

North Bay Shore$1,597

New York avg$1,621

US$1,413

Median home value

North Bay Shore$497,600

New York avg$423,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to North Bay Shore

Based on North Bay Shore's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$3,194

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $63,880 a year
40% of North Bay Shore renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$99,520

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $49,760
Homes cost 3.5× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 13% above US

$1,597/mo median rent

Rent is pretty middle of the road, at $1,597 a month median. Not a bargain, not a budget-buster. About typical for a city this size. Home prices are steep, with a median around $497,600. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $497,600 · 40% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Suffolk County is 3.5%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Suffolk County (county-wide)

Safety

48 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

North Bay Shore doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Suffolk County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 567/100k · Policed by Suffolk County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2023 data

Getting aroundNear US average

27 min average commute

Commutes run about average, at 26.5 minutes. Fine day to day, but it adds up over a year, and where someone lives relative to where they work starts to matter. 9 in 10 workers drive to work.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

69%

Carpool

16%

Other

8.4%

Public transit

3.6%

Work from home

2.2%

Walk

0.5%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 27°F and snow a regular occurrence.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▼ 63% below US

13% bachelor's degree or higher

This is a working-class city, and college degree rates reflect that. Trades, manufacturing, and service industries tend to dominate the local economy, which is a strength for some fields and a real constraint for others.

Schools

2 public schools inside the boundary

There are 2 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 13:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fire Island National Seashore (14 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

North Bay Shore's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and college degree attainment below the national average. A year of median rent ($1,597/mo) equals 14% of the median household income here, less than the 21% typical nationwide. Whether it fits comes down to the specifics: the neighborhood, the job, and what matters most in the move.

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