The Hamptons (New York)
🇺🇸 United States · Address 69 of 100

The Hamptons, for a high earner.

The summer address of New York money, 90 miles and a world from the office. Hedge fund founders keep houses on the ocean side of Further Lane, the season runs Memorial Day to Labor Day, and New York State taxes every dollar of it.

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In short, current to October 2026

  • A person earning $1,000,000 and resident in The Hamptons, United States, pays an effective 39% of income tax on the Patrician.ch 2026 model, keeping $611K. Of that, $320,000 is federal income tax, the same in every state, and $68,501 is New York income tax. At $300,000 the effective rate is 30%, and at $3,000,000 it is 45%.
  • Capital gains on a disposal by a resident individual are taxed at 33% in total in The Hamptons, so a $5,000,000 liquidity event realized after residence begins carries roughly $1.7M, of which $485K is New York tax.
  • Inheritance: Children taxed. Federal estate tax at 40% above $15M per person, plus New York estate tax up to 16%. A US citizen spouse inherits free.
  • A US citizen or green card holder needs no visa to move to The Hamptons from another state. For a buyer from abroad, the realistic route in is Residence by investment, Founder & talent.
  • Cost of the life is 142 on the Patrician.ch index where Zurich is 100, safety 9 of 10, schools 8 of 10. These 3 are Patrician.ch editorial indices scored by us, not published statistics.
  • Figures are current to October 2026. Tax thresholds and residence routes move, so confirm with counsel before relying on any of them.

Official sources: New York State Senate, New York State Department of Taxation, US Internal Revenue Service. Checked against them on .

Source: the Patrician.ch board, an original ranking of 100 residence addresses across 47 countries and territories. Tax rates, thresholds and routes are sourced. Cost, safety, schools, sun and beauty are Patrician.ch editorial indices. Figures current to October 2026. Updated . Cite as: Patrician.ch, The Hamptons (New York) tax and residence 2026 for a high earner, patrician.ch/cities/the-hamptons/, October 2026.

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By the Patrician.ch research desk · Updated 29 October 2026 · 14 min read
The numbers

What The Hamptons takes, and what it costs.

Effective tax at $1M39%$611K kept after tax
Capital gains33%on a $1M gain
Cost index142Zurich = 100
Inheritance, children40%Children taxed
Supercar street index#25of 100
Safety9/10 
Schools8/10international options
The Patrician.ch 10043rdof 100, the ranking
Prestige of address10/10Patrician.ch editorial index
Corporate tax21%headline rate on profits
Sun hours a year2,600 
United States net millionaire flow, 2025 forecast+7,500Henley forecast, country level

Tax on your bracket.

IncomeTaxEffectiveKept after tax
$300K$89K30%$211K
$1M$389K39%$611K
$3M$1.3M45%$1.7M
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Mid-table

Income kept after tax on $1M a year, US dollars, the 17 places in the United States on the board

  1. Miami$680K
  2. Palm Beach$680K
  3. Bal Harbour$680K
  4. Naples$680K
  5. Coral Gables$680K
  6. Las Vegas$680K
  7. Dallas$680K
  8. Austin$680K
  9. Aspen$637K
  10. The Hamptons$611K
  11. Maui$580K
  12. Montecito$578K

Note: single filer, federal and state together. The Hamptons ranks 10 of 17 here

Source: Patrician.ch 2026 tax model, built on official tax authority rates

Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled. Single filer resident in the US, federal and state together. Enter your own income, exit, passports, and family to see where The Hamptons ranks for you.

Where inside The Hamptons.

In Suffolk County each school district levies its own tax on top of the county and town, so the choice of quarter is a choice of property tax bill. On a home valued at $5,000,000, Montauk (Town of East Hampton, Montauk school district) pays $4,850 a year less than Sag Harbor (Town of East Hampton, Sag Harbor school district), 21.3% of the bill.

QuarterBilled byRate 2026Yearly tax on $5,000,000
East HamptonTown of East Hampton, East Hampton school district0.36% of market value$18,000
Sag HarborTown of East Hampton, Sag Harbor school district0.455% of market value$22,750
MontaukTown of East Hampton, Montauk school district0.358% of market value$17,900

East Hampton Town assesses a home at 0.32% of market value, so the rate on the bill per $1,000 of assessed value only reads against market value through the State Comptroller's full-value rate: every levy on the bill over taxable market value, before STAR or any exemption. A house inside the Village of East Hampton or Sag Harbor also pays a village bill. Source: Office of the New York State Comptroller, 2026 real property tax levies and full-value tax rates, by school district, rounded to 3 decimals. Each rate is every levy on the bill over taxable market value, before STAR or any exemption, summed across the layers: the school district (2.12, 2.91 and 1.98 per $1,000 of full value for East Hampton, Sag Harbor and Montauk) and its library, the town with fire protection and dependent districts (1.14), the county (0.12) and the fire districts (0.15, a town average). East Hampton Town assesses at 0.32% of market value, so the rate printed on the bill, per $1,000 of assessed value, does not compare across towns. The Village of East Hampton adds its own bill, $31.44 per $100 of assessed value for fiscal 2025-26 ($31.35 for 2026-27), about $5,000 on a $5M home. Federal and state income tax are the same at every address in The Hamptons, so property tax is what the quarter changes.

Official source: New York State Comptroller. Checked against it on .

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FIRE

The FIRE number in The Hamptons.

The capital whose yearly withdrawal, at 4%, pays for a year here after The Hamptons's tax on the gain part of each sale: 33.5% on a resident's listed securities, with half of each sale counted as gain.

A $100K year here $3.00M
A $150K year here $4.50M
A $250K year here $7.51M

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Who gets in

The residence route.

E-2 treaty investor for treaty nationals, L-1, O-1, or EB-5 from $800K. US citizens are taxed worldwide for life. New York State taxes residents on top of federal.

Residence by investmentFounder & talent

United States has a Henley 2026 Wealth Mobility score of 62.3 out of 100, a country level figure. The passport ladder on the engine compares 66 passports.

The life

An ordinary day in The Hamptons.

The Hamptons, United States
🇺🇸 New York, United StatesThe Hamptons
  • Main BeachEast Hampton at dawn, before the parking restrictions bite.
  • Sag HarborCoffee on Main Street, then the marina where the boats are the conversation.
  • Wolffer EstateA tasting with small bites at a Sagaponack vineyard that should not work at this latitude and does.
  • Further LaneThe hedges are high for a reason. This is among the most expensive residential miles in the state.
  • MontaukThe end of the island, where the money thins and the fishing town survives.

Flight times.

FromFlightRouting
New YorkNearbyNo flight needed
London8h 05mNonstop to New York JFK
Zurich9h 20mNonstop to New York JFK
Dubai14h 15mNonstop to New York JFK
Singapore18h 15mNonstop to New York JFK
Tel Aviv11h 50mNonstop to New York JFK

Scheduled gate to gate times on the fastest routing, with 1h 30m allowed for each connection. Airline schedules read October 17, 2026.

Healthcare

Care within reach.

Nearest emergency department19 kmStony Brook Southampton Hospital
Best ranked within reach#331 in United StatesNorthwell Health - Mather Hospital, 73 km
Life expectancy, United States78.9years at birth, 2024
Doctors per 1,000 people3.7United States, 2022
Hospital beds per 1,0002.7United States, 2022
Health spending per person$13,473US dollars a year, 2023
Care coverage index88WHO, out of 100, 2023

No Newsweek global top-250 hospital is within 100 km. Stony Brook University Hospital (US No. 362) is about 78 km west and Manhattan's Mount Sinai (No. 22 worldwide) is about 150 km by straight line. Stony Brook's East Hampton satellite Emergency Department at 400 Pantigo Place operates 24/7. The nearest full hospital is Stony Brook Southampton Hospital.

HospitalRoleDistanceNewsweek 2026JCI
Stony Brook Southampton HospitalNearest emergency department19 kmNot rankedUS, The Joint Commission
Northwell Health - Mather HospitalBest ranked within reach73 km#331 in United StatesUS, The Joint Commission

Hospital ranks from Newsweek and Statista, World's Best Hospitals 2026. Accreditation from the Joint Commission International directory. Distances in a straight line from The Hamptons, from OpenStreetMap. Country figures from the World Bank and the WHO, the latest year each publishes. Checked 23.10.2026. Research, not medical advice.

Within reach

Near The Hamptons on the board.

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Questions

How much income tax does a $1M earner pay in The Hamptons?

About $389K a year, an effective 39%, which leaves $611K of $1,000,000 on Patrician.ch's 2026 model.

At $300K the effective rate is 30%, and at $3M it is 45%. Income tax on the published 2026 rules. Social contributions, most deductions and treaties are not modeled.

Does The Hamptons tax capital gains?

Yes. A resident pays about 33% in total on a capital gain, about $335K on a $1,000,000 gain, of which 9.7% is New York tax and the rest federal.

The rate is modeled on a $1,000,000 gain on listed securities after the common exemptions. Holding periods and exemptions can lower it.

Does The Hamptons have a wealth tax?

No. United States levies no general annual wealth tax on a resident's net worth.

Does The Hamptons have an inheritance tax?

Yes. Federal estate tax at 40% above $15M per person, plus New York estate tax up to 16%. A US citizen spouse inherits free.

What a child pays: 40% above $15M, plus New York. Source: IRS, New York State Department of Taxation, current to October 2026. The heir's own residence and the location of the assets can bring another country's tax into play.

How does a foreigner get residence in The Hamptons?

E-2 treaty investor for treaty nationals, L-1, O-1, or EB-5 from $800K.

US citizens are taxed worldwide for life. New York State taxes residents on top of federal. Routes that matter for money: Residence by investment, Founder & talent.

What is the property tax on a $5M home in The Hamptons?

Between $17,900 a year in Montauk and $22,750 in Sag Harbor, on a home valued at $5,000,000, at the 2026 rates.

East Hampton Town assesses a home at 0.32% of market value, so the rate on the bill per $1,000 of assessed value only reads against market value through the State Comptroller's full-value rate: every levy on the bill over taxable market value, before STAR or any exemption. A house inside the Village of East Hampton or Sag Harbor also pays a village bill.

Where inside The Hamptons is property tax lowest?

In Montauk, billed by Town of East Hampton, Montauk school district at 0.358% of market value for 2026, against 0.455% of market value in Sag Harbor: $4,850 a year less on a home valued at $5,000,000.

Source: Office of the New York State Comptroller, 2026 real property tax levies and full-value tax rates, by school district, rounded to 3 decimals. Each rate is every levy on the bill over taxable market value, before STAR or any exemption, summed across the layers: the school district (2.12, 2.91 and 1.98 per $1,000 of full value for East Hampton, Sag Harbor and Montauk) and its library, the town with fire protection and dependent districts (1.14), the county (0.12) and the fire districts (0.15, a town average). East Hampton Town assesses at 0.32% of market value, so the rate printed on the bill, per $1,000 of assessed value, does not compare across towns. The Village of East Hampton adds its own bill, $31.44 per $100 of assessed value for fiscal 2025-26 ($31.35 for 2026-27), about $5,000 on a $5M home.

What is the cost of living in The Hamptons?

The Hamptons scores 142 on the Patrician.ch cost index, where Zurich is 100, and ranks 1 of 100 on cost, 1 being the most expensive.

Safety scores 9 of 10 and schools 8 of 10, with 2,600 sun hours a year. Cost, safety and schools are Patrician.ch editorial indices, not published statistics. United States as a whole was forecast a net inflow of 7,500 millionaires for 2025 (Henley, country level).

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