Living in Wading River

In Wading River, unemployment is 4.7% (2024).

Wading River numbered 7,731 residents at the end of 2020. Wading River had an unemployment rate of 4.72% at the end of 2024. Wading River's foreign population totalled 1,139 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population7,731people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary5,955EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Average rent1,800EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)

Unemployment rate4.72%country median 4.6% — 3% 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)

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Wading River?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Wading River.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Wading River. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

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 internet¹⁴Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁵Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,800 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

Is Wading River a good place to live?

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Remote worker36%strong on work, weak on safety · range 26–46%

Skilled employee43%strong on work, weak on safety · range 34–52%

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

Family52%strong on family, weak on safety · range 41–63%

Retirement34%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 21–47%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

14.7% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,139 of 7,731 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 Wading River is 4.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Wading River 4.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	5,955 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	4.72 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Wading River?

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

Left over each month€2,548of €4,430 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.	€4,430
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	− €1,800
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	€2,548

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Wading River. 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

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Wading River. 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 Wading River 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

Wading River's nearest airport was ISP, 28 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	28 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ISP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Wading River. 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

Annual PM2.5 levels for Wading River stood at 5.7 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Wading River's monthly mean temperatures were −0.9°C in January and 22.6°C in July.

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

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4°-5°

8°-2°

14°3°

20°8°

25°14°

28°17°

27°16°

24°13°

18°7°

12°2°

6°-3°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

127

108

100

108

120

100

130

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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 Wading River 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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Wading River 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)¹³Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.56 · Feb 4.17 · Mar 8.22 · Apr 13.89 · May 20 · Jun 24.89 · Jul 28.11 · Aug 27.39 · Sep 23.72 · Oct 17.5 · Nov 11.56 · Dec 6.33 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -5.44 · Feb -4.89 · Mar -1.83 · Apr 3.22 · May 8.17 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 17 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.89 · Oct 6.61 · Nov 1.89 · Dec -2.83 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan -0.944 · Feb -0.333 · Mar 3.22 · Apr 8.56 · May 14.06 · Jun 19.17 · Jul 22.56 · Aug 21.94 · Sep 18.33 · Oct 12.06 · Nov 6.72 · Dec 1.72 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 97.03 · Feb 69.09 · Mar 126.7 · Apr 108 · May 93.98 · Jun 100.3 · Jul 84.33 · Aug 97.54 · Sep 108.2 · Oct 120.4 · Nov 99.57 · Dec 129.5 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Quincy ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±1.7 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.7 °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

Wading River spanned 25.3 km² at the end of 2025. Population density was 330 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport85.3%
Foreign residents14.7%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	25.33 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	13.63 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	1,139 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	330 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	7,731 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹²Official

Alternatives for people set on Wading River

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.

Manorville as a Wading River alternative in the same region

11 km away, better on 1 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

Unemployment: 1.2% Manorville vs 4.7% Wading River−74%
Residents: 14,317 Manorville vs 7,731 Wading River+85%
Foreign residents: 7.0% Manorville vs 13.6% Wading River−49%
Median gross pay, city: €5,500 Manorville vs €5,955 Wading River−8%
Annual PM2.5: 5.7 µg/m³ Manorville vs 5.7 µg/m³ Wading Riversame level

Full comparison More about Manorville

North Bethesda as a Wading River alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 423 km, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 7,731 Wading River+548%
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 13.6% Wading River+150%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 4.7% Wading River−23%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €5,955 Wading Riversame level

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Wading River

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

East Shoreham 4.7 km away

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

Ridge 6.7 km away

Rent: 1,888 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,764 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Rocky Point 8.2 km away

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

Calverton 8.6 km away

Rent: 1,689 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 3,566 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Manorville 11.1 km away

Rent: 1,967 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,500 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Sound Beach 11.8 km away

Rent: 3,089 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,129 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Middle Island 12.1 km away

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

Miller Place 13.7 km away

Rent: 1,083 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,520 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 Wading River?

The unemployment rate is 4.72 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Wading River?

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 Wading River?

The published population is 7,731 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Wading River?

1,139 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Wading River a good place to live?

Wading River 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 Wading River?

East Shoreham, Ridge, Rocky Point, Calverton, Manorville are near Wading River. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Wading River, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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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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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
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