The Rockaways, NY Housing Statistics

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63%

Med. Home Val. NAT. AVG.

20%

Rent NAT. AVG.

44%

Owner Occ. NAT. AVG.

The Rockaways Housing Information

Index	The Rockaways	New York	New York
Median home price	$531,888	$1,169,701	$503,498
Median rent asked	$1,151	$2,224	$1,761
Avg. people per household	2.1	2.6	2.6
Owner occupied households	35.8%	32.8%	53.6%
Renter occupied households	64.2%	67.2%	46.4%

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Housing Quick Facts

The median home price in The Rockaways is 63% higher than the national average.
The median rent asked in The Rockaways is 20% lower than the national average.
The average number of people per household in The Rockaways is 18% lower than the national average.
The number of owner occupied households in The Rockaways is 44% lower than the national average.
The number of renter occupied households in The Rockaways is 77% higher than the national average.

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	Population	Home Price	National Avg.
North Middletown, NJ	2,723	$427,179	31%
Highlands, NJ	4,893	$524,152	60%
Port Monmouth, NJ	3,741	$537,978	65%
Leonardo, NJ	2,384	$549,285	68%
Guttenberg, NJ	11,557	$568,167	74%
New York, NY	8,575,966	$1,169,701	258%

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	Population	Home Price	National Avg.
Los Angeles, CA	4,130,831	$1,207,485	270%
Chicago, IL	2,804,582	$478,036	46%
New York, NY	8,575,966	$1,169,701	258%

Source: The The Rockaways, New York, NY housing data displayed above is derived from the United States Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) and include 2026 modeled data developed using proprietary methodologies.

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