Montauk vs Westhampton

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

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

Montauk has the higher population (4,073 vs 3,702 in Westhampton). Westhampton has the higher median household income ($131,125 vs $129,375 in Montauk). Montauk has the higher median home value ($1,186,400 vs $980,400 in Westhampton).

Population, income & housing

	Montauk	Westhampton
Population	4,073	3,702
Median age	51.2 yrs	50.7 yrs
Median household income	$129,375	$131,125
Median home value	$1,186,400	$980,400
Median gross rent	$2,061	$1,872
Housing units	4,565	2,166
Homeownership rate	80.7%	92.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	48.9%	52.0%
Unemployment rate	5.3%	4.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Montauk	Westhampton
Population	3,685 → 4,073 (+10.5%)	2,623 → 3,702 (+41.1%)
Median household income	$96,389 → $129,375 (+34.2%)	$115,188 → $131,125 (+13.8%)
Median home value	$885,000 → $1,186,400 (+34.1%)	$735,600 → $980,400 (+33.3%)
Median gross rent	$2,362 → $2,061 (-12.7%)	$1,798 → $1,872 (+4.1%)

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

Westhampton

Population

2,6233,702

Median household income

$115,188$131,125

Median home value

$735,600$980,400

Median gross rent

$1,798$1,872

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Montauk	Westhampton
Under 5	5.4%	6.3%
5 to 17	13.2%	14.9%
18 to 24	6.6%	7.6%
25 to 34	9.1%	6.2%
35 to 44	12.1%	10.4%
45 to 54	9.8%	8.3%
55 to 64	20.3%	14.0%
65 to 74	18.9%	18.0%
75 and over	4.6%	14.3%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Montauk	Westhampton
White (non-Hispanic)	89.1%	73.8%
Black or African American	1.2%	6.1%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.2%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.1%	2.9%
Two or more races	3.0%	5.8%
Hispanic or Latino	6.4%	8.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Montauk	Westhampton
No high school diploma	3.9%	7.7%
High school graduate	20.5%	20.8%
Some college or associate's	26.6%	19.5%
Bachelor's degree	30.3%	24.8%
Graduate or professional degree	18.6%	27.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Montauk	Westhampton
Drove alone	67.4%	62.4%
Carpooled	3.1%	5.6%
Public transit	4.7%	9.8%
Walked	2.4%	2.5%
Bicycle	0.8%	0.0%
Worked from home	20.0%	17.6%
Other means	1.7%	2.1%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Montauk	Westhampton
1-unit, detached	72.3%	81.7%
1-unit, attached	3.7%	7.8%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	3.7%
5 to 19 units	6.1%	0.7%
20 or more units	5.5%	6.0%
Mobile home & other	10.9%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Montauk	Westhampton
Poverty rate	5.9%	5.5%
Average household size	2.45	2.83
Mean commute (minutes)	26	25
Median year structure built	1978	1982