The counties of Nassau and Suffolk have been long renowned for their
affluence. Long Island is home to some of the wealthiest communities in the United States, including
The Hamptons, on the
East End of the
South Shore of Suffolk County; the
Gold Coast, in the vicinity of the island's North Shore, along
Long Island Sound; and increasingly, the western shoreline of Brooklyn, facing Manhattan. In 2016, according to
Business Insider, the 11962 zip code encompassing
Sagaponack, within
Southampton, was listed as the most expensive in the U.S., with a median home sale price of $8.5million.