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Southampton, New York is one of the great places in the U.S. for that retirement or second home. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, weather and other demographics.


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Southampton, New York
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Southampton, New York


Population
. 1990 2000 2007
Suffolk County blank 1,419,369 blank
Southampton 44,976 54,712 58,144



Southampton
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2010 .$1,470,1256.2%
Jun $1,205,000 . .
May $1,052,000 . .
Apr $1,930,000 . .
Feb $1,432,000 . .
Jan $1,230,000 . .
2009 .$1,384,624-5.0%
2008 .$1,457,445-22.9%
2007 . $1,889,664 12.4%
2006 . $1,681,823 36.1%
2005 . $1,235,859 25.9%
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Cost of Living (2010)
412% GPTR 99 City Average
127%



Home Sales Price Comparison
(2010)
. . GPTR 99 City Avg
Near Large City NYC-North. NJ na
Home Sales Price in NYC-North. NJ $380,000 $213,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 387% of NYC-North. NJ home prices 155%



Southampton
Distance to Nearest Large City
(pop. > 200,000)
92 miles  to NYC-North. NJ GPTR 99 City Average
97 miles



Air Quality
Suffolk County
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days
2008 280 40 14 1
2007 310 40 14 1
2006 259 100 5 1
2005 299 56 10 0




Southampton
Water Quality
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2006 na na na
2004 na na na
2002 42 0 58




Taxes
(2009-2010)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 8.3% -- 7* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 113 days 3* -- 99 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Southampton
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Sagamore Hill National Historic Site, General Grant National Memorial plus 24 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
2 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 14 11



Crime Report
(crimes per 10,000 population)
. Total Crimes Violent Crimes Property Crimes
2008 257 17 240
2007 210 17 193
2006 213 16 197
2005 na na na




Southampton
Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 23 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 31 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 72 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 81 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 48 in 35 in



Elevation
60 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,660 feet



Southampton
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .1% .6%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 20-40 0
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Demographics
(2006)
. . 99 City Avg
White 88.0% 83.3%
Black 6.6% 6.9%
Native American 0.4% 0.8%
Asian 0.9% 3.2%
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.1% 0.2%
Other 2.3% 3.3%
Multiple Races 1.7% 2.4%
Hispanic (of any race) 8.6% 8.7%



Southampton
Median Age (2006)
40 years GPTR 99 City Average
36 years



Family Income & Housing
(2006)
. . 99 City Average
Total Housing Units 35,836 26,131
Occupied Housing Units 91% 86%
Vacant Housing Units (seasonal or recreational use) 9% 14%
Home Ownership Rate na 54%
Median Family Income $65,144 $55,423
Average Family Size 3.00 2.91



Southampton
Medical Care
(2009)
Hospital/Medical Center City Distance from City Accredited - Dept. of HHS, AOA or JCAHO GPTR 99 City
Average
Southampton Hospital Southampton In the city Yes 4 accredited hospitals within 10 miles of city



Population Density
(2007)
. . 99 City Avg
Land Area (sq mi) 140 31
People Per Square Mile 415 2,035



Southampton
Building Permits
(single family homes)
2009 109
2008 82
2007 274
2006 297
2005 427




Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 6,101 5,926
HDD 5,538 4,677
CDD 563 1,249



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Southampton Area)
Southampton Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)



Southampton Area Interactive Maps

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