Living out east after Labor Day
Guides to renting, moving and living on the East End all year. Eighteen towns, the services you will use and every month of the calendar, with sources and the date we checked them: October 2026.
Start with the question you have
- I want to rent here through the winterLease terms, tenant rights, rental permits, and what heat and power cost in a house.
- I am moving from New York CityTax residency, address changes, utilities, schools and a first-winter plan, in order.
- I need to know who handles whatSchools, hospitals, trash and recycling permits, water, electricity, libraries and town offices.
- I want the numbersCensus rents, home values, incomes and the share of homes that sit empty in winter.
- I want to know what winter is likeStorms, roads, ticks, seals and the places that stay open.
- I work from homeInternet by hamlet, libraries and desks, and a checklist for choosing a rental.
The year, month by month
Daylight, weather normals and the deadlines that recur every year, without a list of events that goes stale. Pick a month, or the one you are in.
- Daylight on Dec. 15
- 9 h 16 min
- Daylight on June 15
- 15 h 06 min
- January low, Bridgehampton
- 23°
- February snow, Bridgehampton
- 8.6 in
How quiet is January?
In Amagansett, four in five homes are second homes. In Springs and Hampton Bays it is under three in ten. The Census share of seasonal housing is the best available measure of how many homes go dark after summer.
Eighteen towns, villages and hamlets
Each profile covers the school district, the nearest hospital, trash rules, heating, internet and what rents look like.
- AmagansettHamlet
- BridgehamptonHamlet
- East HamptonVillage
- East QuogueHamlet
- Hampton BaysHamlet
- MontaukHamlet
- North HavenVillage
- QuogueVillage
- RemsenburgHamlet
- Sag HarborVillage
- SagaponackVillage
- Shelter IslandTown
- SouthamptonVillage
- SpringsHamlet
- WainscottHamlet
- Water MillHamlet
- WesthamptonHamlet
- Westhampton BeachVillage
Elsewhere in the network
- Eat HamptonsRestaurants, farm stands and bakeries, including which ones stay open through the winter.
- Hamptons CommuteJitney, Long Island Rail Road, ferries and the weekly commute between the city and the East End.
- Hamptons Beach PassBeach permits and parking rules for residents, renters and visitors.