East Rockaway, NY Housing Market & City Data

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9,814
Population Estimate
$472,660
Median Home Value
94.3%
Employment Rate
47.3%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$466
Median Listing Price$679,000
Median Days on Market41
Active Listings43
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)66
Avg Listing Price$663,953
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-1%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.27
Family Dual Income62.2
Median Household Income$97,419
Median Individual Income$53,398
Home Ownership75.0%
Home Value$472,660
Median Rent$1,679
Rent Burden35.7%
Poverty4.6%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED6.2%
  • Highschool Education23.7%
  • Some College22.8%
  • Bachelors Degree26.0%
  • Graduate Degree21.3%
  • Total College or Above47.3%
  • Stem Degree40.9%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.2%
  • Female49.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married56.0%
  • Divorced7.0%
  • Never Married30.7%
  • Widowed6.3%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityEast Rockaway
State IDNY
Population9,814

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.9%
19–2911.8%
30–3912.3%
40–4912.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.9%
60–6913.0%
70–797.6%
80+3.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation70.7%
Unemployment Rate5.7%
Disabled10.1%

ETHNICITY

White86.4%
Black4.5%
Asian4.6%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.4%
Multiple2.1%

OTHER

Hispanic10.8%
Limited English3.0%
Health Uninsured1.7%
Veteran2.9%

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Neighborhoods in East Rockaway, NY

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

  • Bay Park

    Bay Park ↗

    Median asking price
    $429,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    168
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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.