Skip to content
Cost & Benefits

Cost of living in Shelter Island Heights, New York

Simple answer

We don't have a typical rent for Shelter Island Heights.

The Census Bureau did not publish a median rent for this place in the 2020–2024 survey. We will not guess one.

Is Shelter Island Heights affordable?See benefits in Shelter Island Heights
People
1,230
Census average, 2020–2024
Typical rent
Not published
Median gross rent, includes utilities
Typical pay
$113,091
Median household income, yearly
Typical home
$1,157,200
Median home value
2-bedroom fair rent
$2,689
Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area

Shelter Island Heights, New York has about 1,230 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.

A typical home is worth about $1,157,200.

HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Suffolk County is $2,689 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Shelter Island Heights. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.

In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, prices sit at 112.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.

New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Shelter Island Heights's exact store tax.

Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Shelter Island Heights bill.

In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Shelter Island Heights's bill.

In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.

Nearby places

EBT nearby

USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.

Find SNAP stores near Shelter Island HeightsWhat EBT can buy in New York

Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.

Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New York

Bigger places in New York

Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.