Locust Valley, NY Housing Market & City Data

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3,481
Population Estimate
$595,543
Median Home Value
96.6%
Employment Rate
48.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$611
Median Listing Price$3,762,500
Median Days on Market102
Active Listings21
New Listings8
Total Listings (Active + Pending)33
Avg Listing Price$4,264,123
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-2%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY1%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.18
Family Dual Income61.5
Median Household Income$130,521
Median Individual Income$44,337
Home Ownership72.0%
Home Value$595,543
Median Rent$1,944
Rent Burden46.2%
Poverty8.9%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED7.2%
  • Highschool Education17.4%
  • Some College27.3%
  • Bachelors Degree31.6%
  • Graduate Degree16.5%
  • Total College or Above48.1%
  • Stem Degree31.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male47.6%
  • Female52.4%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married54.3%
  • Divorced7.4%
  • Never Married33.4%
  • Widowed4.9%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLocust Valley
State IDNY
Population3,481

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1827.4%
19–2910.3%
30–3913.0%
40–4914.8%
Age Group% of Population
50–5912.9%
60–699.4%
70–796.0%
80+6.2%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation69.3%
Unemployment Rate3.4%
Disabled9.6%

ETHNICITY

White88.0%
Black3.6%
Asian1.8%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other5.1%
Multiple1.4%

OTHER

Hispanic9.4%
Limited English3.7%
Health Uninsured5.1%
Veteran4.7%

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Neighborhoods in Locust Valley, NY

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

  • Peacock Point

    Peacock Point ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,375,000
    / sq ft
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    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.