Centereach, NY Housing Market & City Data

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31,493
Population Estimate
$346,297
Median Home Value
94.6%
Employment Rate
29.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$376
Median Listing Price$709,000
Median Days on Market50
Active Listings52
New Listings28
Total Listings (Active + Pending)83
Avg Listing Price$735,358
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.69
Family Dual Income66.3
Median Household Income$107,184
Median Individual Income$42,170
Home Ownership84.1%
Home Value$346,297
Median Rent$1,956
Rent Burden45.0%
Poverty5.4%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.7%
  • Highschool Education32.1%
  • Some College30.5%
  • Bachelors Degree17.0%
  • Graduate Degree12.7%
  • Total College or Above29.7%
  • Stem Degree49.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.9%
  • Female51.1%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married52.6%
  • Divorced8.3%
  • Never Married32.0%
  • Widowed7.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityCentereach
State IDNY
Population31,493

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1825.4%
19–2913.3%
30–3914.3%
40–4912.0%
Age Group% of Population
50–5914.9%
60–699.6%
70–796.1%
80+4.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.6%
Unemployment Rate5.4%
Disabled10.3%

ETHNICITY

White86.3%
Black4.4%
Asian5.0%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.1%
Multiple2.0%

OTHER

Hispanic16.7%
Limited English1.2%
Health Uninsured3.5%
Veteran5.6%

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Neighborhoods in Centereach, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Centereach, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Eastwood

    Eastwood Village ↗

    Median asking price
    $346,889
    / sq ft
    $385
    Active listings
    10
    properties in discovery sample
    180
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Sierra Dawn Estates

    Dawn Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $324,900
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    62
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.