ZIP Code · NY

ZIP 11975

Part of Wainscott, NY

Pop. 450·Suffolk County·1st most expensive ZIP in New York

Median rent (all units)

$67,500/mo

Year-over-Year

Stable

Month-over-Month

+22.7%

vs US Median

+$65,568

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ZIP 11975 · $67,500

More expensive than 100% of US ZIP codes · National median $1,932/mo

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Last updated: May 18, 2026

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What a typical income covers

30% of the median household income ($131,042) is $3,276 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 1-bedroom ($3,080); a 2-bedroom is $3,550.

Cheaper nearby

ZIP 11932, 3 miles away, rents for 26% less ($50,000/mo), about $210,000 a year in savings.

From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 11975. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.

Annual cost

$810,000/yr

At $67,500/mo median

Location

CityWainscott

StateNY

CountySuffolk County

Rent Market Meter

Strong Landlord's Market

Renter's MarketBalancedLandlord's Market

Rents are up 0.0% year-over-year. Expect competition, and move quickly to lock in terms.

Based on rent-price momentum (+0.0% YoY, +22.7% MoM), not inventory.

Demographics

Who lives here

ZIP 11975 (Wainscott, NY) is majority owner-occupied, has a large retiree population, has a median income above the national average, 64.8% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.

Population

450

Median income

$131,042

Median age

58.3

Renters

7.1%

Age distribution

16.9%

23.6%

12.4%

40.2%

Under 186.9%

18–3416.9%

35–5423.6%

55–6412.4%

65+40.2%

Gender

60.2%

39.8%

Male60.2%

Female39.8%

Race & ethnicity

86.2%

White86.2%

Black0.7%

Hispanic1.3%

Other11.8%

Education (25+)

20.8%

12.5%

64.8%

No HS diploma2%

HS diploma20.8%

Some college12.5%

Bachelor's+64.8%

Housing tenure

92.9%

Owner92.9%

Renter7.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates

2021 vs 2026

How ZIP 11975 in Wainscott, NY has changed in 5 years

Income

$148,958 → $131,042

down 12.0%

Population

391 → 450

up 15.1%

Renter share

4.8% → 7.1%

+2.3 pts

Bachelor's+

69.5% → 64.8%

-4.7 pts

Median age

52.5 → 58.3

+5.8 yrs

Median household income slipped from $148,958 to $131,042 between 2021 and 2024, a 12.0% shift. The population has grown by 15.1% since 2021, moving from about 391 residents to roughly 450. Renters now make up 7.1% of households, compared with 4.8% five years ago. College-educated residents now make up 64.8% of adults here, versus 69.5% in 2021.

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Last updated: May 18, 2026

ZIP code 11975 covers Wainscott, NY. The median rent here is $67,500/mo as of May 2026.

At 618% of local median household income ($131,042/yr), ZIP 11975 ranks as expensive compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rent prices have stayed steady over the past year.

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How much income do you need to rent in ZIP 11975?

To keep rent at or below 30% of gross income, you would need to earn at least $2,700,000/year (about $1298/hour full-time) to afford the median rent of $67,500/mo in ZIP 11975. The local median household income is $131,042/yr, so the typical household falls short of that bar.