Gordon Heights vs Montauk

A side-by-side comparison of Gordon Heights and Montauk: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Gordon Heights has the higher population (4,095 vs 4,073 in Montauk). Montauk has the higher median household income ($129,375 vs $107,317 in Gordon Heights). Montauk has the higher median home value ($1,186,400 vs $363,700 in Gordon Heights).

Population, income & housing

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
Population	4,095	4,073
Median age	33.9 yrs	51.2 yrs
Median household income	$107,317	$129,375
Median home value	$363,700	$1,186,400
Median gross rent	$2,356	$2,061
Housing units	1,258	4,565
Homeownership rate	86.5%	80.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	18.6%	48.9%
Unemployment rate	2.8%	5.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
Population	3,596 → 4,095 (+13.9%)	3,685 → 4,073 (+10.5%)
Median household income	$92,548 → $107,317 (+16.0%)	$96,389 → $129,375 (+34.2%)
Median home value	$303,400 → $363,700 (+19.9%)	$885,000 → $1,186,400 (+34.1%)
Median gross rent	$1,828 → $2,356 (+28.9%)	$2,362 → $2,061 (-12.7%)

Gordon Heights

Population

3,5964,095

Median household income

$92,548$107,317

Median home value

$303,400$363,700

Median gross rent

$1,828$2,356

Montauk

Population

3,6854,073

Median household income

$96,389$129,375

Median home value

$885,000$1,186,400

Median gross rent

$2,362$2,061

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
Under 5	3.1%	5.4%
5 to 17	28.4%	13.2%
18 to 24	10.0%	6.6%
25 to 34	10.4%	9.1%
35 to 44	11.5%	12.1%
45 to 54	20.0%	9.8%
55 to 64	7.7%	20.3%
65 to 74	4.7%	18.9%
75 and over	4.2%	4.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
White (non-Hispanic)	11.5%	89.1%
Black or African American	48.0%	1.2%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.2%
Asian	0.5%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	2.7%	0.1%
Two or more races	8.1%	3.0%
Hispanic or Latino	29.2%	6.4%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
No high school diploma	12.5%	3.9%
High school graduate	42.4%	20.5%
Some college or associate's	26.4%	26.6%
Bachelor's degree	12.3%	30.3%
Graduate or professional degree	6.3%	18.6%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
Drove alone	75.9%	67.4%
Carpooled	3.9%	3.1%
Public transit	15.0%	4.7%
Walked	2.3%	2.4%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.8%
Worked from home	1.8%	20.0%
Other means	1.1%	1.7%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
1-unit, detached	100.0%	72.3%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	3.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	1.4%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	6.1%
20 or more units	0.0%	5.5%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	10.9%

Poverty & households

	Gordon Heights	Montauk
Poverty rate	10.6%	5.9%
Average household size	3.44	2.45
Mean commute (minutes)	40	26
Median year structure built	1993	1978