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East Rockaway, NY housing market

The typical East Rockaway home is worth about $745,000, up 3% in a year, 41% above the New York typical home.

Home values, sales, trends and how East Rockaway compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.

The market right now

East Rockaway at a glance

Typical home value
$745K
▲ 3% in a year · Zillow
Median sale price
$878K
May 2026 · Redfin
Homes sold
4
in May · 24 for sale

Only 4 sales in May 2026: in a market this size, monthly medians swing a lot, so the typical value above is the steadier guide.

Ten-year trend

Typical home value, 2016–2026

East RockawayNew York
$200K$300K$400K$500K$600K$700K$800K 20182020202220242026 East Rockaway $745K New York $527K
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JanuaryEast RockawayNew York
2017$444,000$298,000
2018$476,000$317,000
2019$506,000$337,000
2020$522,000$353,000
2021$566,000$379,000
2022$612,000$417,000
2023$651,000$437,000
2024$680,000$458,000
2025$714,000$489,000
2026$725,000$510,000
August 2026$745,000$527,000
Next door

East Rockaway and its neighbors

The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
TownTypical value1-yr changeDays on marketMedian income
East Rockaway $745K +3% — $124,929
Lynbrook $764K +5.3% 24 $136,696
Bay Park — — — $101,875
Oceanside $797K +5.7% 28 $149,560
Hewlett Harbor — — — $250,001
Hewlett $958K +3.7% 25 $140,765
Rockville Centre $992K +6.3% 26 $151,938
Affordability

6 years of income

The typical East Rockaway home costs about 6 years of the town's median household income, about the same as across New York (6.1).

How East Rockaway ranks on affordability →

Home value ÷ ACS median household income.

The homes

Owners, rent & taxes

Homeownership
79.4%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$10,001
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$2,416
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1949
New York: 1959

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.

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