Home Values · Suffolk County · Shelter Island, NY
What's your home worth in Shelter Island?
The median home in Shelter Island sold for $2,250,000 — single-family prices ▲ 50% over the past year.
Based on recorded residential sales over the last 12 months (all home types). Source: ATTOM public property records · updated quarterly · as of July 2026.
About the neighborhood
An island on its own clock
You arrive by ferry or not at all. Set between Long Island's North and South Forks, Shelter Island runs on a slower clock, its name an echo of an older one, Manhansack-aha-quash-awamock, island sheltered by islands. Nearly a third of the land is preserved, most notably in the Mashomack Nature Preserve, where trails cross oak woodland, tidal creeks, and salt marsh; Crescent and Silver Beach offer quiet sand, and protected bays favor sailing and kayaking.
The built landscape stays historic: Stick-Eastlake, Queen Anne, and Colonial Revival houses in the Heights, colonial-era homes on leafy lanes, weathered barns and stone walls, and Sylvester Manor carrying the island's layered past. A small school, the library, farmers markets, and a handful of local businesses cover town life, which is exactly the scale most residents want.
Where Shelter Island sits
The official neighborhood boundary — every sale behind the numbers above closed inside this outline.
The locqube difference
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