Living in Setauket-East Setauket

In Setauket-East Setauket, unemployment is 5.6% (2024).

Setauket-East Setauket had a population of 10,998 at the end of 2020. Setauket-East Setauket recorded annual PM2.5 of 5.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0724 sources

Population10,998people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,505EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent2,012EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.59%country median 4.6% — 22% aboveOfficial source · api.census.gov

PM2.5, annual mean5.72µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)

Higher unemployment than 66% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Setauket-East Setauket?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹⁰Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹¹Official · national market
Median monthly rent	2,012 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Setauket-East Setauket a good place to live?

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Remote worker34%strong on work, weak on safety · range 24–44%

Skilled employee41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 32–50%

Student36%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 25–47%

Family31%strong on family, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Retirement33%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 20–46%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

10.5% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,156 of 10,998 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Setauket-East Setauket is 5.6%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Setauket-East Setauket 5.6%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,505 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.59 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	api.census.gov³Official

What does a salary buy in Setauket-East Setauket?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€2,049of €4,143 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,143
Rentmedian gross rent, utilities included · US Census Bureau, ACS 2016–2020 5-year	− €2,012
Public transport passnot published for this city	—
Utilities, 85 m²included in the gross rent above	incl.
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Left overbefore the bill this city does not publish	€2,049

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Setauket-East Setauket. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Setauket-East Setauket. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	385.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Setauket-East Setauket when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Setauket-East Setauket's nearest airport was ISP, 15 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	15 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ISP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Setauket-East Setauket. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −0.1°C in January and 23.9°C in July. Setauket-East Setauket's monthly precipitation totalled 93 mm in January and 82.8 mm in July. A station-based estimate gives a mean annual temperature of 11.7°C.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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25°16°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

115

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.7WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Setauket-East Setauket is 5.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Setauket-East Setauket 5.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.72 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)⁹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 4 · Feb 5 · Mar 8.7 · Apr 14.6 · May 20.2 · Jun 25.1 · Jul 28.2 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 23.8 · Oct 17.9 · Nov 12 · Dec 6.9 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -4.1 · Feb -3.6 · Mar 0 · Apr 5.1 · May 10.4 · Jun 16 · Jul 19.6 · Aug 18.9 · Sep 14.9 · Oct 8.5 · Nov 3.1 · Dec -1.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.1 · Feb 0.7 · Mar 4.4 · Apr 9.9 · May 15.3 · Jun 20.6 · Jul 23.9 · Aug 23.2 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 13.2 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 2.8 °C	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 93 · Feb 83.6 · Mar 114.7 · Apr 103.1 · May 83.4 · Jun 101.7 · Jul 82.8 · Aug 107.6 · Sep 91.6 · Oct 100.9 · Nov 86.7 · Dec 119.7 mm	31 Dec 1991	World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,169 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	28.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	11.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-4.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹³Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Providence ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport89.5%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Foreign-resident share	11.39 %	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Foreign residents	1,156 people	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Population	10,998 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020⁸Official

Alternatives for people set on Setauket-East Setauket

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Stony Brook as a Setauket-East Setauket alternative in the same region

3 km away, better on 1 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €6,291 Stony Brook vs €5,505 Setauket-East Setauket+14%
Foreign residents: 17.1% (2024) Stony Brook vs 11.4% (2020) Setauket-East Setauketno percentage
Residents: 13,467 Stony Brook vs 10,998 Setauket-East Setauket+22%
Annual PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³ Stony Brook vs 5.7 µg/m³ Setauket-East Setauketsame level

Full comparison More about Stony Brook

North Bethesda as a Setauket-East Setauket alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 402 km, better on 1 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 10,998 Setauket-East Setauket+355%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,505 Setauket-East Setauket+11%
Foreign residents: 34.1% (2024) North Bethesda vs 11.4% (2020) Setauket-East Setauketno percentage

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Setauket-East Setauket

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

East Setauket 1.3 km away

Rent: 3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,505 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Stony Brook 3.4 km away

Rent: 3,235 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 6,291 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Port Jefferson Station 3.4 km away

Rent: 2,227 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,819 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Terryville 4.1 km away

Rent: 2,093 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,309 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Centereach 6.7 km away

Rent: 2,236 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,454 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mount Sinai 7.1 km away

Rent: 2,853 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,656 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint James 7.4 km away

Rent: 2,049 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,912 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Setauket-East Setauket?

The unemployment rate is 5.59 %. Source: api.census.gov.

Is the air quality good in Setauket-East Setauket?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.72 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: US EPA Air Quality System (AQS).

How many people live in Setauket-East Setauket?

The published population is 10,998 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Setauket-East Setauket?

1,156 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables.

Is Setauket-East Setauket a good place to live?

Setauket-East Setauket may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Setauket-East Setauket?

East Setauket, Stony Brook, Port Jefferson Station, Port Jefferson, Terryville are near Setauket-East Setauket. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Setauket-East Setauket, United States: population, rent},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {71d2c234d905438a1ead0516190e8d8d},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/setauket-east-setauket/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}

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2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables api.census.gov · checked 2026-10-04
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
api.census.gov api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-26
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020 tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-05
US EPA Air Quality System (AQS) aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-06
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