Wading River, NY Housing Market & City Data

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7,733
Population Estimate
$434,327
Median Home Value
96.0%
Employment Rate
49.5%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$368
Median Listing Price$754,185
Median Days on Market70
Active Listings38
New Listings12
Total Listings (Active + Pending)47
Avg Listing Price$1,071,403
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-0%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY19%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.15
Family Dual Income56.5
Median Household Income$135,351
Median Individual Income$44,875
Home Ownership92.0%
Home Value$434,327
Median Rent$2,732
Rent Burden35.9%
Poverty4.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED4.7%
  • Highschool Education17.3%
  • Some College28.5%
  • Bachelors Degree24.4%
  • Graduate Degree25.1%
  • Total College or Above49.5%
  • Stem Degree46.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male51.2%
  • Female48.8%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married59.0%
  • Divorced9.1%
  • Never Married29.3%
  • Widowed2.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWading River
State IDNY
Population7,733

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.0%
19–2913.9%
30–399.8%
40–4912.4%
Age Group% of Population
50–5916.8%
60–6915.3%
70–795.7%
80+2.1%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation68.2%
Unemployment Rate4.0%
Disabled9.7%

ETHNICITY

White96.3%
Black1.9%
Asian0.5%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.9%
Multiple0.5%

OTHER

Hispanic5.5%
Limited English0.0%
Health Uninsured1.2%
Veteran7.4%

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Neighborhoods in Wading River, NY

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

  • Wading River

    Wading River Estates ↗

    Median asking price
    $524,495
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    18
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Wading River

    The Village At Wading River ↗

    Median asking price
    $799,000
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    16
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Wading River

    Wading River Acres ↗

    Median asking price
    $694,945
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    9
    —

    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

  • Quail Hollow Apartments

    Quail Hollow ↗

    Median asking price
    $351,450
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    5
    —

    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.