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Upper Brookville vs Bridgehampton

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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Upper Brookville, NYHomes around $2.79MNew York · 2,004 people
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Bridgehampton, NYHomes around $4.81MNew York · 1,531 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.

Upper Brookville$15,800/mo
Typical home $2.79M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.50%+ · or rent about $1,750/mo · Housing →
Bridgehampton$26,780/mo
Typical home $4.81M (Zillow) · tax rate 0.40% · 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
Upper BrookvilleBridgehampton
Snow a year19″27″
January low27°F23°F
July high87°F81°F
Growing season (days)224d182d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)12th11th
Outdoors & history
Upper BrookvilleBridgehampton
Conserved land16.2%8.5%
Community
Upper BrookvilleBridgehampton
Library hours a week—55 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.

Upper Brookville ↔ Bridgehampton66 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.

Upper BrookvilleBridgehampton
People
Population 2,004Highest 1,531Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% +68.2%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age 52.8±3.8Highest 33% above NY 51.9±8.3Lowest 30% 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 20.3%±3Highest NY: 20.5% 15.3%±7.3Lowest 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+ 20.4%±0.7Lowest NY: 17.9% 33.6%±9.6Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 72.3%Highest NY: 40.2% 70.3%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4%±1.6Highest NY: 7% 1.9%±2.3Lowest 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 $250,001Highest 191% above NY $139,486±$28kLowest 62% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $2,000,001Highest 372% above NY $1,764,800±$305kLowest 316% above NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,750±$122 8% above NY —
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY $6,984Lowest 6% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 19.7%±27.7Highest NY: 52.1% 0%±100Lowest 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 0.9%Lowest NY: 14% 6.3%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 88.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% 92.8%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1980Lowest 21 yrs newer than NY 1994Highest 35 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 39 minHighest 20% above NY 22 minLowest 31% below NY
Work from home 19.5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% 40.3%±14.6Highest NY: 14.9%
Work in townworking residents 1%Lowest 7.4%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.3 miLowest 50.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.48Lowest 2.20Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (40%)New York (27%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in BridgehamptonFew work in Upper Brookville
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 16.2%Highest 8.5%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 12.9 miLowest 20.2 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 3.0 miHighest 1.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2 2
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 25.3Highest 14.7Lowest
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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