East Islip, NY Housing Market & City Data

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13,222
Population Estimate
$415,095
Median Home Value
96.3%
Employment Rate
38.7%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$421
Median Listing Price$772,000
Median Days on Market44
Active Listings27
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)32
Avg Listing Price$1,021,840
Avg Listing Price Change MoM2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY9%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.54
Family Dual Income58.5
Median Household Income$125,000
Median Individual Income$47,148
Home Ownership86.7%
Home Value$415,095
Median Rent$1,914
Rent Burden30.0%
Poverty4.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.7%
  • Highschool Education28.9%
  • Some College27.7%
  • Bachelors Degree21.2%
  • Graduate Degree17.5%
  • Total College or Above38.7%
  • Stem Degree50.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.1%
  • Female48.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married51.7%
  • Divorced8.7%
  • Never Married32.4%
  • Widowed7.2%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityEast Islip
State IDNY
Population13,222

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.9%
19–2914.2%
30–396.5%
40–4915.1%
Age Group% of Population
50–5917.4%
60–6911.7%
70–794.7%
80+5.4%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation63.8%
Unemployment Rate3.7%
Disabled8.0%

ETHNICITY

White92.0%
Black2.9%
Asian1.1%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other3.7%
Multiple0.2%

OTHER

Hispanic9.9%
Limited English1.7%
Health Uninsured2.4%
Veteran5.0%

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Neighborhoods in East Islip, NY

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

  • The Moorings

    The Moorings ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,595,000
    / sq ft
    $391
    Active listings
    3
    properties in discovery sample
    28
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Great River

    Great River Owners ↗

    Median asking price
    $165,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    1
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    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.