Best PlacesWest Hampton Dunes, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around West Hampton Dunes, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
West Hampton Dunes ranks 4,004th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on an educated workforce by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in West Hampton Dunes
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
West Hampton Dunes' strengths and weaknesses
Where West Hampton Dunes ranks high
- Educational attainmentBetter than 99% of towns
- Household income$206,250 median, better than 99% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than 98% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 97% of towns
Where West Hampton Dunes ranks low
- Short commute55.8 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in West Hampton Dunes
A household needs to earn about $502,000 a year to comfortably buy the median West Hampton Dunes home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $206,250, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses West Hampton Dunes' effective rate of 0.52%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in West Hampton Dunes
West Hampton Dunes runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for West Hampton Dunes.
Who works in West Hampton Dunes, and how
Work in West Hampton Dunes centers on professional & technical and hospitality & food. Unemployment runs well above the national rate.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 50%
- Work from home 36%
- Transit, walk, or bike 14%
Life in West Hampton Dunes
The coast is about 0 minutes away. Distance to the water changes a lot across West Hampton Dunes, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in West Hampton Dunes, month by month
West Hampton Dunes sees roughly 79 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 84 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs May through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 33° | 22° |
| April | 59° | 48° | 37° |
| July | 84° | 74° | 64° |
| October | 68° | 56° | 44° |
Flying in and out of West Hampton Dunes
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 57 miles away.
The best schools in and around West Hampton Dunes
Schools across West Hampton Dunes average an A, better than 96% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- East Moriches Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Remsenburg-speonk Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- East Moriches SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
Top high schools
- Westhampton Beach Senior High SchoolA+ · 94% proficient
- Patchogue-medford High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every West Hampton Dunes school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
West Hampton Dunes measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare West Hampton Dunes against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in West Hampton Dunes
Is West Hampton Dunes a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, West Hampton Dunes ranks 4,004th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on an educated workforce, high incomes, and fast internet, and lowest on long commutes and an overheated housing market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is West Hampton Dunes expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $2,000,001. The overall cost of living runs about 74% above the national average. Set against a $206,250 median income, cost of living beats 95% of towns.
Is West Hampton Dunes safe?
West Hampton Dunes is safer than 52% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare West Hampton Dunes with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to West Hampton Dunes. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in West Hampton Dunes represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
West Hampton Dunes detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for West Hampton Dunes: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in West Hampton Dunes: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of West Hampton Dunes: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in West Hampton Dunes: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
West Hampton Dunes detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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