Montauk vs West Bay Shore

A side-by-side comparison of Montauk and West Bay Shore: population, income, housing, and more.

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

West Bay Shore has the higher population (4,199 vs 4,073 in Montauk). West Bay Shore has the higher median household income ($132,102 vs $129,375 in Montauk). Montauk has the higher median home value ($1,186,400 vs $566,400 in West Bay Shore).

Population, income & housing

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
Population	4,073	4,199
Median age	51.2 yrs	48.6 yrs
Median household income	$129,375	$132,102
Median home value	$1,186,400	$566,400
Median gross rent	$2,061	$2,414
Housing units	4,565	1,640
Homeownership rate	80.7%	97.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	46.7%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.3%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
Population	3,685 → 4,073 (+10.5%)	4,801 → 4,199 (-12.5%)
Median household income	$96,389 → $129,375 (+34.2%)	$131,292 → $132,102 (+0.6%)
Median home value	$885,000 → $1,186,400 (+34.1%)	$433,200 → $566,400 (+30.7%)
Median gross rent	$2,362 → $2,061 (-12.7%)	$2,161 → $2,414 (+11.7%)

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

West Bay Shore

Population

4,8014,199

Median household income

$131,292$132,102

Median home value

$433,200$566,400

Median gross rent

$2,161$2,414

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
Under 5	5.4%	5.0%
5 to 17	13.2%	13.5%
18 to 24	6.6%	4.0%
25 to 34	9.1%	11.6%
35 to 44	12.1%	12.6%
45 to 54	9.8%	11.9%
55 to 64	20.3%	14.7%
65 to 74	18.9%	14.1%
75 and over	4.6%	12.6%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	82.7%
Black or African American	1.2%	1.8%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.7%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	0.7%
Two or more races	3.0%	1.7%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	10.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
No high school diploma	3.9%	5.0%
High school graduate	20.5%	22.3%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	26.0%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	25.7%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	21.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
Drove alone	67.4%	76.6%
Carpooled	3.1%	6.6%
Public transit	4.7%	7.3%
Walked	2.4%	0.9%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	8.7%
Other means	1.7%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
1-unit, detached	72.3%	75.6%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	23.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.5%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montauk	West Bay Shore
Poverty rate	5.9%	3.2%
Average household size	2.45	2.56
Mean commute (minutes)	26	33
Median year structure built	1978	1959