Living in Sound Beach

In Sound Beach, unemployment is 5.9% (2024).

Sound Beach's population was 7,416 at the end of 2020. Sound Beach registered an unemployment rate of 5.88% at the end of 2024. Sound Beach had a foreign population of 596 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0726 sources

Population7,416people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,129EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent3,089EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate5.88%country median 4.6% — 29% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

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

Higher unemployment than 70% 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 Sound Beach?

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 internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,684 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	3,089 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Sound Beach a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee39%strong on work, weak on safety · range 30–48%

Student31%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 20–42%

Family28%strong on family, weak on safety · range 17–39%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

8% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 596 of 7,416 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 Sound Beach is 5.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Sound Beach 5.9%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,129 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	5.88 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Sound Beach?

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

Left over each month€1,135of €3,901 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.	€3,901
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,684
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,135

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Sound Beach. 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 Sound Beach. 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 Sound Beach 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

Sound Beach's nearest airport was ISP, 21 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	21 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ISP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Sound Beach. 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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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Sound Beach.

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Climate and air quality

Annual PM2.5 in the air was 5.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Monthly mean temperatures were −0.1°C in January and 23.9°C in July.

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

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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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 Sound Beach 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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Sound Beach 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)¹¹Official · 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 NCEI¹⁴Official · 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 NCEI¹⁵Official · 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 NCEI¹⁶Official · 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 NCEI¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Annual precipitation	1,169 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁷Official · nearest-station reading
Maximum July temperature	28.2 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁴Official · nearest-station reading
Average annual temperature	11.7 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Minimum January temperature	-4.1 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI)¹⁵Official · 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

Sound Beach covered an area of 4.2 km² at the end of 2025. The city recorded a population density of 1,700.9 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport92%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	4.24 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	8.27 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	596 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	1,701 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	7,416 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Sound Beach

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.

Mount Sinai as a Sound Beach alternative in the same region

5 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 2.3% Mount Sinai vs 5.9% Sound Beach−60%
Residents: 11,623 Mount Sinai vs 7,416 Sound Beach+57%
Median gross pay, city: €5,656 Mount Sinai vs €5,129 Sound Beach+10%
Foreign residents: 8.1% Mount Sinai vs 8.3% Sound Beachsame level
Annual PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³ Mount Sinai vs 5.7 µg/m³ Sound Beachsame level

Full comparison More about Mount Sinai

North Bethesda as a Sound Beach alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 413 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 7,416 Sound Beach+575%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 8.3% Sound Beach+313%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 5.9% Sound Beach−38%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,129 Sound Beach+19%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Sound Beach

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

Miller Place 2.2 km away

Rent: 1,083 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,520 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rocky Point 3.7 km away

Rent: 2,159 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,792 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mount Sinai 4.5 km away

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

East Shoreham 7.2 km away

Rent: 1,655 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,768 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Coram 8.1 km away

Rent: 2,302 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,661 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Middle Island 8.3 km away

Rent: 1,726 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,441 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Port Jefferson Station 8.5 km away

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

Alternative cities in United States

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Ellwood City7,416 residents Decorah7,417 residents Fairfax7,417 residents Inverness7,418 residents Emerson7,413 residents Forest City7,410 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Sound Beach?

The unemployment rate is 5.88 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Sound Beach?

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 Sound Beach?

The published population is 7,416 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Sound Beach?

596 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Sound Beach a good place to live?

Sound Beach 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 Sound Beach?

Miller Place, Rocky Point, Mount Sinai, East Shoreham, Port Jefferson are near Sound Beach. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
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OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
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