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New York·Suffolk County
4 tracts·13K people·$623K median·2,239/mi²
White 74 · Asian 15 · Hispanic 7 · Black 3 · Multiracial 1 · Other 0
Married couple 68 · Other 16 · Living alone 16
Health 30 · Retail 25 · Leisure 22 · Professional 13 · Manufacturing 3 · Public admin 1 · Other 6
Management · business · science · arts 67 · Sales · office 13 · Service 10 · Construction · maintenance 6 · Production · transport 4
Drive alone 71 · Work from home 18 · Carpool 9 · Transit 2 · Walk 1 · Bike 1
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Stony Brook is $623,300 (Census ACS) — 1.4× the US median of $458,812.
Stony Brook has 12,868 residents across 4 census tracts and 4 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 44.9; the population is 73.7% White, 15.1% Asian, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% Black, 1.3% Multiracial and 0.4% Other; the average household has 2.9 people; 68.3% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 6.5% (Census ACS).
WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the elementary school with reported scores (60%); ROBERT CUSHMAN MURPHY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the middle school with reported scores (69%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is over $3,500/month (Census ACS).
The median household income in Stony Brook is $174,872 a year, 103% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Stony Brook, median rent is over $3,500/month and the median home value is $623,300 (Census ACS).
Stony Brook reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Suffolk County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 107 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 48 inches; snowfall averages 32 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Stony Brook are earthquake (53), winter weather (46) and ice storm (38), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Stony Brook, 1.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).