Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,276 people and just one neighborhood, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is the 446th largest community in New York.
Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Because occupations involving physical labor dominate the local economy, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is generally considered to be a blue-collar town. 35.07% of the Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island workforce is employed in blue-collar occupations, compared to the national average of 27.7%. Overall, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is a town of professionals, transportation and shipping workers, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island who work in management occupations (9.38%), office and administrative support (8.43%), and computer science and math (7.36%).
Also of interest is that Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Of important note, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is also a town of artists. Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island’s character.
One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 30.56% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Another notable thing is that Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is an extremely popular vacation destination. A significant portion of the population is seasonal. During the vacation season, the town experiences a large influx of people who take up residence in second homes they own in the area. As the vacation season ends, the population drops again, leaving behind a substantially quieter and smaller town.
Because of many things, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Quite often, nautical areas such as these attract visitors and locals who come to enjoy the scenery and various waterfront activities.
In Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island, a lot of people use a ferryboat to get to work every day though Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is a relatively small town. Those that ride a ferryboat are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.
Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 60.69% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.
The per capita income in Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island in 2022 was $53,031, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $212,124 for a family of four. However, Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 14.14% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island include Irish, Italian, European, German, and English.
The most common language spoken in Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and Spanish.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
Real Estate
is a neighborhood that is on the ocean, a bay, or inlet. Many times, such places have amenities that bring locals and visitors to the waterfront for recreational activities or to check out the scenery. In some densely populated areas that are less financially well-off, the neighborhood waterfront can be relatively industrial and less open to recreation. In addition to being coastal, is a very nautical neighborhood, meaning that it is somewhat historic, walkable, densely populated and on the water. This gives the neighborhood a very nautical feel, with some seaside and shipping feel, which some may really enjoy the sights and sounds of.
In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 55.0%, which is higher than 99.0% of all U.S. neighborhoods.
People
Of note is NeighborhoodScout's research finding that the neighborhood has some of the lowest rates of children living in poverty of any neighborhood in the United States. In a nation where approximately 1 in 4 children are living in poverty, the community truly stands out from the rest in this regard.
In addition, has the amazing distinction of housing more same sex couples living together than 98.4% of neighborhoods in the U.S. If you are seeking such a neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout's analysis shows that this is one place that you should consider.
Also, if you are planning to retire in New York, this neighborhood should be on your must-see list. For many reasons, may be considered a retiree's dream neighborhood. According to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and metrics, it's peaceful and quiet, has above average safety from crime compared to other neighborhoods in New York, while also offering a diverse range of housing options. This, along with the vibrant mix of very educated seniors and other age groups who choose to live here, makes the neighborhood more retiree-friendly than 98.3% of neighborhoods in NY. If a New York retirement is in your future, this neighborhood should be one of the places you visit. In addition to being an excellent choice for active retirees, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for families with school-aged children, urban sophisticates and highly educated executives.
Modes of Transportation
If you like to ride a ferry to work, this neighborhood may be for you. NeighborhoodScout's research revealed that 7.7% of the neighborhood's commuters ride a ferry to and from work each day, which is more than we found in 99.9% of America's neighborhoods.
Also, in the neighborhood, many people's commute means walking from the bedroom to the home office. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that 30.6% of residents worked from home. This may not seem like a large number, but Scout's research shows that this is a higher percentage of people working from home than 97.2% of the neighborhoods in America. Often people who work from home are engaged in the creative or technological economy, such as is found in areas around Boston, and in Silicon Valley. Other times, people may be engaged in other businesses like trading stocks from home, or running a small beauty salon.
Length of Commute
Whether walking, biking, riding, or driving, the length of one's commute is an important factor for one's quality of life. The neighborhood stands out for its commute length, according to NeighborhoodScout's analysis. Residents of the neighborhood have the pleasure of having one of the shortest commutes to work of any neighborhood in America. 59.1% of the residents have a commute time from home to work (one way) of less than fifteen minutes. This is a higher proportion of residents enjoying a short trip to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 95.7% of U.S. neighborhoods. Less time commuting means more time for other things in life.
Migration / Stability
Some neighborhoods have more internal cohesiveness than others. While other neighborhoods feel like a collection of strangers who just happen to live near each other. Sometimes this comes down to not only the personalities of the people in a place, but how long people have been together in that neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research has revealed some interesting things about the rootedness of people in the neighborhood. More residents of the neighborhood live here today that also were living in this same neighborhood five years ago than is found in 97.5% of U.S. neighborhoods. This neighborhood is really made up of people who know each other, don't move often, and have lived here in this very neighborhood for quite a while.
Diversity
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Native American ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 2.2% of this neighborhood's residents have Native American ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 74.6% of the neighborhoods in America. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 47.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 35.1% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (9.1%), and 8.8% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
Languages
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 86.5% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (10.0%).
Ethnicity / Ancestry
Boston's Beacon Hill blue-blood streets, Brooklyn's Orthodox Jewish enclaves, Los Angeles' Persian neighborhoods. Each has its own culture derived primarily from the ancestries and culture of the residents who call these neighborhoods home. Likewise, each neighborhood in America has its own culture – some more unique than others – based on lifestyle, occupations, the types of households – and importantly – on the ethnicities and ancestries of the people who live in the neighborhood. Understanding where people came from, who their grandparents or great-grandparents were, can help you understand how a neighborhood is today.
In the neighborhood in Shelter Island Heights - Shelter Island, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (20.6%). There are also a number of people of Mexican ancestry (14.0%), and residents who report Italian roots (13.3%), and some of the residents are also of German ancestry (8.1%), along with some English ancestry residents (6.4%), among others. In addition, 10.5% of the residents of this neighborhood were born in another country.
Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (59.1% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (50.3%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (10.7%) and 7.7% of residents also ride a ferry for their daily commute. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.
