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Bridgehampton vs Upper Brookville

66 miles apart. The biggest differences: growth since 2010 (+63 pts in Bridgehampton) and seasonal homes (+71.4 pts in Bridgehampton).

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Bridgehampton, NYHomes around $4.81MNew York · 1,531 people
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Upper Brookville, NYHomes around $2.79MNew York · 2,004 people
Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $10,990 more a month in Bridgehampton

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bridgehampton$26,780/mo
Typical home $4.81M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · Housing →
Upper Brookville$15,800/mo
Typical home $2.79M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $1,750/mo · Housing →

The difference: $10,990 a month, about $131,800 a year, between Bridgehampton and Upper Brookville.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New York ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
BridgehamptonUpper Brookville
Snow a year27″19″
January low23°F27°F
July high81°F87°F
Growing season (days)182d224d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th12th
Outdoors & history
BridgehamptonUpper Brookville
Conserved land8.5%16.2%
Community
BridgehamptonUpper Brookville
Library hours a week55 hrs—
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Where they are

66 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bridgehampton ↔ Upper Brookville66 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

BridgehamptonUpper Brookville
People
Population 1,531Lowest 2,004Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +68.2%Highest NY: +4.2% +5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age 51.9±8.3Lowest 30% above NY 52.8±3.8Highest 33% above NY
Upper Brookville and Bridgehampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 15.3%±7.3Lowest NY: 20.5% 20.3%±3Highest NY: 20.5%
Upper Brookville and Bridgehampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 33.6%±9.6Highest NY: 17.9% 20.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 70.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% 72.3%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 1.9%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% 4%±1.6Highest NY: 7%
Upper Brookville and Bridgehampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $139,486±$28kLowest 62% above NY $250,001Highest 191% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $1,764,800±$305kLowest 316% above NY $2,000,001Highest 372% above NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly — $1,750±$122 8% above NY
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,984Lowest 6% above NY $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% 19.7%±27.7Highest NY: 52.1%
Upper Brookville and Bridgehampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 6.3%Highest NY: 14% 0.9%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 92.8%Highest NY: 54.3% 88.5%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1994Highest 35 yrs newer than NY 1980Lowest 21 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 22 minLowest 31% below NY 39 minHighest 20% above NY
Work from home 40.3%±14.6Highest NY: 14.9% 19.5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9%
Work in townworking residents 7.4%Highest 1%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 50.8 miHighest 15.3 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 2.20Highest 0.48Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (27%)New York (40%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in Upper BrookvilleFew work in Bridgehampton
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 8.5%Lowest 16.2%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 20.2 miHighest 12.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.4 miLowest 3.0 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 14.7Lowest 25.3Highest
New York average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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