Total monthly cost of ownership
Cost to Own a Home in Sound Beach, New York
A $384,000 home here costs
$3,382per month, all in — with 20% down at today's 6.66% 30-year fixed rate.
A standard mortgage calculator would have told you $1,974. The real number is $1,408 higher every month — 71% more than the payment most buyers budget for.
Where every dollar goes
Only the first line is a mortgage payment. Change any assumption above and every figure below recalculates.
Sound Beach against Suffolk County and New York
| Measure | Sound Beach | Suffolk County |
|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $384,100 | $539,500 |
| Median property tax | $8,001 | $10,001 |
| Effective tax rate | 2.083% | 1.854% |
| Median gross rent | $2,798 | $2,190 |
| Population | 7,207 | 1,525,680 |
The weather behind that power bill
Sound Beach sits in Suffolk County, which averages a high of 83.9°F in its hottest month and a low of 26.0°F in its coldest, with 47.22" of precipitation a year and 27% of it in a single three-month stretch. That climate drives 945 cooling and 4,906 heating degree days, which is what sets the $269 electricity line above.
See the full climate breakdown for Suffolk County — month by month temperatures, rainy season timing, snowfall and heating and cooling costs.
Other cities in Suffolk County
Full Suffolk County cost breakdown · Every county in New York
Common questions
How much does it cost to own a home in Sound Beach?
A $384,000 home in Sound Beach, New York costs approximately $3,382 per month with 20% down at 6.66%. That is $1,974 principal and interest, $667 property tax, $84 homeowners insurance, $337 utilities and $320 set aside for maintenance.
What is the property tax rate in Sound Beach?
Sound Beach has an effective property tax rate of 2.083%, based on a median home value of $384,100 and median real estate taxes of $8,001. That is higher than the Suffolk County average of 1.854%.
What is the average home price in Sound Beach?
The median owner-occupied home value in Sound Beach, New York is $384,100, against $539,500 across Suffolk County.
Is it cheaper to rent or buy in Sound Beach?
Median gross rent in Sound Beach is $2,798 a month, against $3,382 to own the median home all in. Renting costs less month to month here, though renting builds no equity.
Sources & methodology
- Median home value, real estate taxes, gross rent and population for Sound Beach — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey ACS 2023 5-Year, place-level tables.
- Homeowners insurance — NAIC average premium for New York.
- Electricity price — EIA Electric Power Monthly Table 5.6.A.
- Mortgage rate — Freddie Mac PMMS, refreshed weekly.
- Maintenance (1%/yr) and water and sewer ($68/mo) are national estimates. Every assumption above is editable.