| Index | Stony Brook | New York | National |
| Median home price | $466,000 | $286,300 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $2,177 | $1,159 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 91.6% | 53.6% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 8.4% | 46.4% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Stony Brook University, NY | 8,574 | $0 | 100% |
| Mastic Beach, NY | 15,610 | $242,100 | 31% |
| Mastic, NY | 15,068 | $267,600 | 45% |
| Middle Island, NY | 11,030 | $274,700 | 49% |
| Shirley, NY | 28,640 | $278,300 | 51% |
| Stony Brook, NY | 11,785 | $466,000 | 152% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Red Bank, TN | 11,785 | $160,100 | 13% |
| Madison, IN | 11,783 | $142,100 | 23% |
| Richfield, WI | 11,782 | $341,700 | 85% |
| North Wantagh, NY | 11,792 | $461,500 | 150% |
| Alum Rock, CA | 11,798 | $681,100 | 269% |
| Stony Brook, NY | 11,785 | $466,000 | 152% |
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