Downtown Bay Shore

Bay Shore, NY

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Downtown Bay Shore - Bay Shore, NY Area Guide

The eclectic heart of Bay Shore

Walkable Vibrant Historic Charming Scenic Convenient

Downtown Bay Shore is the cultural heart of the community, boasting a bevy of unique shops, diverse restaurants, and local offices in red-brick storefronts lining a charming strip of Montauk Highway. The YMCA Boulton Center for the Performing Arts is located in the neighborhood, hosting numerous concerts and live performances throughout the year.

A wide variety of apartments, townhomes, and houses are available for rent within walking distance of Downtown Bay Shore’s commercial core. Many rentals in the neighborhood are also proximate to the great recreational opportunities at Bay Shore Manor Park, providing the best of urban convenience and natural coastal beauty. Getting around from Downtown Bay Shore is a breeze with access to the Long Island Rail Road’s Montauk Line, Fire Island Ferries, and Sunrise Highway.

Rent Trends

As of April 2026, the average apartment rent in Downtown Bay Shore is $2,225 for a studio, $2,769 for one bedroom, $3,290 for two bedrooms, and $4,510 for three bedrooms. Apartment rent in Downtown Bay Shore has increased by 6.2% in the past year.

  • Studio

  • 493 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,225/month

    Average Rent

  • 1 BR

  • 666 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $2,769/month

    Average Rent

  • 2 BR

  • 970 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $3,290/month

    Average Rent

  • 3 BR

  • 1,397 sq ft

    Average Sq Ft

  • $4,510/month

    Average Rent

Getting Around

Moderately Walkable

Walkability

60 / 100

Some Public Transit

Transit

40 / 100

Moderately Drivable

Drivability

70 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

40 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 10 Minute Walk

Groceries

80 / 100

Good Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

60 / 100

Good Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

60 / 100

Good Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

60 / 100

Local Vibe

Mostly Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

30 / 100

Fair Nightlife Variety Nearby

Nightlife

40 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

100 / 100

Points of Interest

Shopping Centers

Parks and Recreation

  • Gardiner County Park
  • Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park
  • Heckscher State Park
  • Belmont Lake State Park
  • Captree State Park

Airports

  • Long Island MacArthur
  • John F Kennedy International

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.