Brightwaters vs Cutchogue

A side-by-side comparison of Brightwaters and Cutchogue: population, income, housing, and more.

Brightwaters and Cutchogue are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Brightwaters has the higher population (3,185 vs 2,903 in Cutchogue). Brightwaters has the higher median household income ($203,750 vs $137,581 in Cutchogue). Cutchogue has the higher median home value ($890,700 vs $710,600 in Brightwaters).

Population, income & housing

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
Population	3,185	2,903
Median age	40.4 yrs	58.1 yrs
Median household income	$203,750	$137,581
Median home value	$710,600	$890,700
Median gross rent	$1,986	$2,176
Housing units	1,033	2,007
Homeownership rate	96.2%	88.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher	57.4%	55.6%
Unemployment rate	3.5%	1.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
Population	3,075 → 3,185 (+3.6%)	3,200 → 2,903 (-9.3%)
Median household income	$127,931 → $203,750 (+59.3%)	$99,601 → $137,581 (+38.1%)
Median home value	$515,800 → $710,600 (+37.8%)	$568,100 → $890,700 (+56.8%)
Median gross rent	$2,542 → $1,986 (-21.9%)	$1,569 → $2,176 (+38.7%)

Brightwaters

Population

3,0753,185

Median household income

$127,931$203,750

Median home value

$515,800$710,600

Median gross rent

$2,542$1,986

Cutchogue

Population

3,2002,903

Median household income

$99,601$137,581

Median home value

$568,100$890,700

Median gross rent

$1,569$2,176

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
Under 5	4.1%	1.3%
5 to 17	24.5%	9.8%
18 to 24	5.6%	5.8%
25 to 34	8.0%	7.1%
35 to 44	15.5%	9.8%
45 to 54	13.5%	12.6%
55 to 64	13.9%	20.1%
65 to 74	10.5%	21.3%
75 and over	4.3%	12.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
White (non-Hispanic)	84.9%	94.3%
Black or African American	2.6%	0.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.4%	0.5%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	4.2%	0.7%
Hispanic or Latino	7.8%	4.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
No high school diploma	0.9%	3.0%
High school graduate	13.2%	14.4%
Some college or associate's	28.5%	26.9%
Bachelor's degree	28.0%	33.5%
Graduate or professional degree	29.4%	22.1%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
Drove alone	67.4%	66.8%
Carpooled	2.5%	4.7%
Public transit	5.7%	2.9%
Walked	2.0%	2.6%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	19.6%	22.4%
Other means	2.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
1-unit, detached	97.7%	96.3%
1-unit, attached	0.6%	1.2%
2 to 4 units	1.2%	2.5%
5 to 19 units	0.6%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Brightwaters	Cutchogue
Poverty rate	0.2%	5.4%
Average household size	3.08	2.40
Mean commute (minutes)	28	30
Median year structure built	1945	1970