Suffolk County, NY real estate

What the numbers say

Suffolk County, NY real estate at a glance

By AstroCore · Realtor.com, US Census and Freddie Mac data

In September 2026, the median home in Suffolk County listed for $899,000, down 5.3% from a year earlier. That is 49% above the New York median of $605,000.

Homes spent a median of 59 days on the market, faster than 64 days a year ago. That makes Suffolk County the #33 fastest-selling of 48 New York counties we track.

Homeowners in Suffolk County pay a median of $10,001 a year in property taxes on a median home value of $578,400, an effective rate of about 1.73%. The New York average is 1.55%, which makes Suffolk County the #20 lowest-tax of 62 counties in the state with published tax data.

Renters pay a median of $2,255 a month, and $2,332 for a two-bedroom. At today's prices a typical home costs about 33 times a year's rent, which generally favors renting over buying in the short term.

With 20% down and today's 7.24% average 30-year rate, the monthly payment on a $899,000 home here comes to about $6,571 including property tax and insurance. Lenders typically want that to be under 28% of income, which works out to roughly $282,000 a year (the median household here earns $130,686).