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City · 24,773 residents · Suffolk County, New York

Dix Hills , New York

In Dix Hills, a typical home is worth $935,800 and typical rent is $2,659 a month. Compared with all of Suffolk County, typical household income is 74% higher, the typical home value is 62% higher, and the share of households that own their home is 14 points higher.

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  • Typical home value

    $935,800

    62% above the county

    121% above New York

    • Dix Hills
    • Suffolk
    • New York

  • Typical rent

    $2,659a month

    18% above the county

    64% above New York

    • Dix Hills
    • Suffolk
    • New York

  • Typical household income

    $227,944a year

    74% above the county

    165% above New York

    • Dix Hills
    • Suffolk
    • New York

  • Households that own their home

    96%

    14 points above the county

    42 points above New York

    • Dix Hills
    • Suffolk
    • New York

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

Market now, with Zillow data

Zillow data
Typical home value
$1,230,563
12.5% more than 12 months ago

From Zillow (ZHVI), September 2026. The Census figures above are 5-year averages (2020–2024).

Dix Hills is in Suffolk County. The FHA loan limit ($1,249,125 for a one-unit home), the fair market rents and the help on this page are those of all of Suffolk County. See the county

Data updated: October 1, 2026 11 official sources

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What sets Dix Hills apart

What this place has that others do not, from public data, most unusual first.

  1. Dix Hills has the smallest share of rent-burdened renters of the 300 cities in New York with more than 5,000 people: 26%.

  2. The typical household income in Dix Hills is $227,944, 74% more than in Suffolk County as a whole ($130,686).

  3. The typical home in Dix Hills is worth $935,800, 62% more than in Suffolk County as a whole ($578,400).

  4. Nearby, in Deer Park, the typical home value is $543,500: 42% less than in Dix Hills ($935,800).

  5. Dix Hills has the 13th highest homeownership rate of the 347 cities in New York with more than 5,000 people (96%).

  6. According to Zillow, in the 12 months to September 2026 the typical home value in Dix Hills rose 12.5%; in New York, it rose 5.6%.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (Average 2020–2024); Zillow (September 2026 data). Zillow data

The homes here

Housing in Dix Hills

What homes there are in Dix Hills, what they cost, how that changed and how people live, from Census figures (2020–2024).

What homes there are

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Kind of home

In Dix Hills, 9 in 10 homes are single-family detached houses; in Suffolk County, 8.

Year built

By age, homes in Dix Hills look like those in Suffolk County: the typical year built is 1970.

There is more room for a big family here: 95% of homes have 3 bedrooms or more, against 73% in Suffolk County.

All homes, occupied or empty. A figure the Census cannot measure precisely enough here is not shown.

Census tables: B25024, B25034, B25035, B25041

What it costs here

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

Value of owner-occupied homes
Monthly rent with utilities

Owners with a mortgage

58%

Suffolk County: 62%

Value: what owners think their home is worth. Rent: rent plus utilities, for homes of every size. The FHA limit is the most an FHA loan (Federal Housing Administration) lends for a one-unit home; the fair market rent (FMR) is the one HUD uses for housing vouchers.

Census tables: B25075, B25063, B25088, B25081

How it changed

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2015–2019 and 2020–2024

Change since 2015–2019

From 2015–2019 to 2020–2024, the typical home value in Dix Hills rose 28%; in Suffolk County, it rose 46%.

Rent in Dix Hills moved so little since 2015–2019 that the Census cannot say whether it rose or fell.

Change between two 5-year periods that do not overlap, in each period's dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

Census tables: B25077, B25064, B19013

How people live

U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 5-year, 2020–2024

MeasureDix HillsSuffolk CountyNew YorkUnited States
Rental vacancy Unreliable estimate4.1%3.8%5.5%
Homeowner vacancy Unreliable estimate0.6%1.1%0.9%
More than one person per room Unreliable estimate2.8%5.3%3.4%
People per household 3.142.932.492.53
Drive alone 65%72%49%69%
Carpool 6%8%6%9%
Public transit 9%5%22%3%
Walk or bike Unreliable estimate2%6%3%
Work from home 19%12%15%15%
Other means Unreliable estimate2%2%2%
Typical commute Unreliable estimate20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes20 to 29 minutes

Households in Dix Hills are bigger: 3.14 people on average; in Suffolk County, 2.93.

Many people here do not commute at all: 19% work from home; in Suffolk County, 12%.

Vacancy: empty homes offered for rent or for sale. Rooms: every room in the home, not only bedrooms. Commute: the minute range of the typical worker.

Census tables: B25004, B25003, B25014, B25010, B08301, B08303

Do the math

What would you pay each month for a home in Dix Hills?

A typical home costs more than the typical income allows

We start with a typical home in Dix Hills, worth $935,800, an FHA loan with 3.5% down and the latest average rate (7.18%). That payment would take 42% of the typical household income in Dix Hills, which is $227,944 a year. For that payment to be 28% of income, a household would need to earn about $343,429 a year.

The calculator's FHA and conventional loan limits are those of all of Suffolk County.

Your numbers

Local data
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Starts at the typical home value in Dix Hills. Change it to the price you have in mind.

Loan type
Your credit score

Your score changes which loans apply and FHA's minimum down payment. Your real rate also depends on your credit.

Down payment
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That is $32,753 (3.5% of the price). The usual minimum for this loan is 3.5%.

This week's average ± a quarter or half point.

Term

National average as of November 5, 2026 (Freddie Mac); your rate may be different.

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Estimated monthly payment

Local data

$8,013

at 7.18% · 30 years

Loan amount
$918,850
Total interest
$1,322,010
Paid off in
November 2056

Includes $15,803 FHA upfront mortgage insurance premium.

Does it fit the income?

  • Comfortable

    up to $5,319 a month

  • Tight

    $5,319 to $6,838 a month

  • Hard

    more than $6,838 a month

    Your payment · 42%

Compared with the typical household income in Dix Hills ($227,944 a year). Reference: HUD calls paying more than 30% of income for housing a cost burden.

Show the result as
per month$8,013
Principal & interest$6,225
Property tax$834
Home insurance$390
FHA mortgage insurance (MIP)$564

You need at least $32,753 for the down payment, plus closing costs.

Next step

This is an estimate to give you an idea, not a loan offer. Your real payment depends on your rate, your credit, and the insurance and taxes on the home you buy.

The city and its county

Dix Hills and Suffolk County

Dix Hills is in Suffolk County, New York. The U.S. Census Bureau publishes its own numbers for the city: home values, rent, household income, how many households own their home and the property tax. They are American Community Survey estimates (average 2020–2024).

Dix Hills's own numbers

Typical home value
$935,800
Typical monthly rent
$2,659
Typical yearly household income
$227,944
Households that own their home
96%
Effective property tax rate
1.07%

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey (average 2020–2024).

Numbers for all of Suffolk County

FHA limit, one-unit home
$1,249,125
Conventional limit, one unit
$1,209,750
HUD fair market rent, 2 bedrooms
$2,689
Price change over 5 years (FHFA)
+54%
Homes in a high flood-risk zone
4.3%

HUD, FHFA and FEMA don't publish these numbers by city.

Other numbers are not published by city, only for the whole county: FHA and conventional loan limits, HUD’s fair market rents, FHFA’s price index and FEMA’s flood data. On this page, those numbers always say they are for all of Suffolk County.

Everything about Suffolk County

Buying

Buying a home in Dix Hills

A typical home in Dix Hills is worth $935,800: 62% above the county and 121% above New York. With the typical household income in Dix Hills ($227,944 a year), a typical home costs 4.1 times what the household earns in a year.

Years of income to pay for a typical home

The typical home value divided by the typical household income for one year. The lower it is, the less buying weighs.

  • Dix Hills 4.1 years
  • Suffolk 4.4 years
  • New York 4.9 years
  • United States 4.1 years
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Average 2020–2024

How prices have changed in Suffolk County

According to FHFA’s house price index, home prices in Suffolk County rose 92% in the 10 years through 2025.

FHFA does not publish this index by city: these are the numbers for all of Suffolk County.

Period County New York U.S.
Last year (2025) +5.4% +6.0% +2.9%
5 years (2020–2025) +54% +52% +47%
10 years (2015–2025) +92% +86% +85%

The index follows the price of the same homes over time (sales and appraisals with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans). It is not the average price of a home. FHFA considers its annual county indexes experimental. Source: FHFA, 2025 data

Dix Hills next to Suffolk County, New York and the U.S.

Three numbers side by side. “Typical” means the median: half are above it and half below.

Typical home value
  • Dix Hills $935,800
  • Suffolk $578,400
  • New York $423,800
  • United States $332,700
Typical monthly rent
  • Dix Hills $2,659
  • Suffolk $2,255
  • New York $1,621
  • United States $1,413
Typical yearly household income
  • Dix Hills $227,944
  • Suffolk $130,686
  • New York $85,974
  • United States $80,734
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Dix Hills next to Suffolk County and New York
Measure Dix Hills Suffolk County New York U.S.
Typical home value $935,800 $578,400 $423,800 $332,700
Typical monthly rent $2,659 $2,255 $1,621 $1,413
Typical yearly household income $227,944 $130,686 $85,974 $80,734
Households that own their home 96% 82% 54% 65%
Typical yearly property tax $10,001 $10,001 $6,582 $3,119
Effective property tax rate 1.07% 1.73% 1.55% 0.94%
Renters with high rent for their income 26% 59% 52% 51%

“Typical” means the median: half are above and half are below. ▲ and ▼ say whether the city is above or below Suffolk County. “High rent” is the Census measure: renter households that pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

Four ways to pay for a typical home in Dix Hills

For a typical $935,800 home in Dix Hills, at Freddie Mac's average rate (7.18% as of November 5, 2026) over 30 years. The monthly payment adds principal and interest, Dix Hills's typical property tax, an example home insurance and mortgage insurance when it applies.

  • FHA, 3.5% down $8,013a month

    Least cash to close
    Down payment
    $32,753
    Cash to close
    $60,827
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    FHA MIP · $564

  • Conventional, 5% down $7,691a month

    Down payment
    $46,790
    Cash to close
    $74,864
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    PMI · $445

  • Conventional, 20% down, no PMI $6,296a month

    Down payment
    $187,160
    Cash to close
    $215,234
    Rate
    7.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

  • ITIN, 15% down (example) $7,161a month

    Down payment
    $140,370
    Cash to close
    $168,444
    Rate
    8.18%
    Mortgage insurance
    None

The option that asks for the least cash to close is FHA, 3.5% down.

  • Cash to close = down payment plus 3% of the price in closing costs (example).
  • Minimum score: FHA requires 580 or higher for the minimum down payment (HUD Handbook 4000.1). * Fannie Mae requires 620 when a loan is underwritten by hand; its automated system has no fixed minimum.
  • The ITIN row is an example with a rate 1 percentage point higher: ITIN loans follow no federal rule and each lender sets its own down payment and rate. Nothing in this table promises an approval.

How much house can I afford? Estimate closing costs

Taxes and floods

Two costs that change from place to place

Property tax and flood insurance raise or lower what you pay each month. Here are the numbers for Dix Hills and for Suffolk County.

Property tax

Effective rate in Dix Hills

1.07%of the home’s value each year

$10,001 a year for the typical owner in Dix Hills.

  • Dix Hills 1.07%
  • Suffolk 1.73%
  • New York 1.55%

What New York publishes Basic STAR school tax relief (New York State Department of Taxation and Finance)

Exemptions and deadlines in New York

Flood risk in Suffolk County

FEMA does not publish these numbers by city: they are for all of Suffolk County.

Homes in the high-risk zone
4.3%
21,119
Of those, with NFIP insurance
66%
County New York U.S.
Homes in the high-risk zone 4.3% 2% 3.5%
Of those, with NFIP insurance 66% 76% 48%

Most homeowners insurance policies do not cover flood damage.

Look up your address on FEMA’s map

Renting

Renting in Dix Hills

Typical rent in Dix Hills is $2,659 a month: 18% above the county. In Dix Hills, 26% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income in rent.

HUD publishes a fair market rent for all of Suffolk County, by unit size. To pay the 2-bedroom one ($2,689 a month) without spending more than 30% of your income, you would need to earn $51.71 an hour working full time.

HUD fair market rent for all of Suffolk County

What you need to earn to pay it without spending more than 30% of income, working full time.

Size Fair rent a month Hourly wage Yearly income
Studio $1,964 $37.77 $78,560
1 bedroom $2,285 $43.94 $91,400
2 bedrooms $2,689 $51.71 $107,560
3 bedrooms $3,458 $66.50 $138,320
4 bedrooms $3,671 $70.60 $146,840

Includes basic utilities. It isn't the lowest or highest rent: it's a reference point. Source: HUD, Fiscal year 2027

By ZIP code

Fair market rent by ZIP code in Dix Hills

HUD also publishes a fair market rent for each ZIP code (Small Area FMR, fiscal year 2027). Dix Hills is in ZIP code 11746.

For 2 bedrooms it is $2,480: $209 less than the fair market rent for Suffolk County ($2,689).

  • 11746 $2,480$3,210

1 of these ZIP codes crosses the city line: HUD sets the rent by ZIP code, not by city. A ZIP code counts for Dix Hills when at least 50% of its land is inside the city or it covers at least 15% of the city (Census 2020 boundaries). Source: Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Fiscal year 2027 Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) Source: Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file Data from 2020 data Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file

Is your rent high for your ZIP?

Free help

Help to buy or rent in Dix Hills

You do not have to do this alone. A HUD-approved housing counseling agency helps for free or at low cost: getting ready to buy, understanding your credit, or solving a problem with your rent.

There are 10 HUD-approved agencies with an office in Suffolk County; 4 say they serve in Spanish.

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HUD counseling is free or low-cost

Assistance programs in Dix Hills

No down payment, repair or rent-help program on our list is for Dix Hills or Suffolk County. The ones below are statewide in New York: they work in Dix Hills the same as in the rest of the state.

Which programs do I qualify for? All programs in New York

Housing counselors near Dix Hills

The HUD-approved agencies closest to the center of Dix Hills, in a straight line, nearest first. If one says it serves in Spanish, its card says so.

  • Housing Help, Incorporated

    147 Matinecock Ct, East Northport · 3 miles away · Spanish

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • and 2 more
    (631) 754-0373

  • American Debt Resources

    105 Maxess Rd Ste 124, Melville · 4 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Budget and financial counseling
    • and 3 more
    (800) 498-0766

  • Long Island Housing Partnership, Inc.

    180 Oser Ave, Hauppauge · 5 miles away

    • Mortgage delinquency and default
    • Pre-purchase counseling
    • and 1 more
    (631) 435-4710

Every agency in Suffolk County All counseling agencies in New York

Help in Spanish near Dix Hills

1 of the 3 agencies on this list says it serves in Spanish.

Ask for service in Spanish

When you call, say “Spanish, please” or ask if someone speaks Spanish. If not, ask whether they offer an interpreter.

Housing authorities of Dix Hills

In HUD’s record, no housing authority with an office in Suffolk County is named for Dix Hills or Suffolk County.

13 other authorities have an office in Suffolk County: see the list Source: HUD

Cities

Other cities in Suffolk County

These cities are also in Suffolk County. They share its loan limits and fair market rents, but home values and rent change from one to the next.

Everything about Suffolk County Housing in New York
See 72 more cities in Suffolk County, with prices and rents

Every city has its own page with prices, rents and help.

Nearby cities

The cities closest to Dix Hills, with the typical home value.

Neighboring counties

If Suffolk County is out of reach, look next door. Each number is that county's own.

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Guides for your next step

Short explanations, in plain language and with official sources, for buying or renting in Dix Hills.

All guides
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Questions

Housing questions about Dix Hills

Short answers with the numbers for Dix Hills and all of Suffolk County. If your case is different, a HUD-approved counseling agency can guide you for free or at low cost.

How much does a typical home cost in Dix Hills?

The typical home value in Dix Hills is $935,800, according to the U.S. Census Bureau (average 2020–2024). For comparison, in Suffolk County it is $578,400.

How much does it cost to rent in Dix Hills?

Typical rent in Dix Hills is $2,659 a month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. HUD’s fair market rent for 2 bedrooms in Suffolk County is $2,689.

What is the FHA loan limit in Dix Hills?

Dix Hills uses the FHA limit for all of Suffolk County (2026): $1,249,125 for a one-unit home and $2,402,625 for a four-unit home.

How much property tax do owners pay in Dix Hills?

The typical homeowner in Dix Hills pays $10,001 a year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is 1.07% of the home’s value; in Suffolk County, the rate is 1.73%.

Where can I find free help to buy or rent in Dix Hills?

There are 10 HUD-approved counseling agencies with an office in Suffolk County. 4 say they serve in Spanish. They can help you get ready to buy, with your credit, or with rent.

Sources: American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates (Average 2020–2024); FHA mortgage limits (HUD) (2026 data); Conforming loan limits (FHFA) (2026 data); Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Small Area Fair Market Rents (HUD) (Fiscal year 2027); Census Bureau ZCTA-to-place relationship file (2020 data); HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Public Housing Agencies (HUD) (Retrieved November 6, 2026); Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) (As of November 5, 2026); FHFA House Price Index (HPI) (2025 data); Homes with flood insurance (NFIP, FEMA) (As of August 3, 2026).