Two of the attackers were armed, one with a hammer and the other with a knife.
Household items and a car were also damaged in the incident at Rathmore Drive at about 21:30 GMT on Sunday.
The man is being treated in Antrim hospital. A spokeswoman said his condition was stable.
A man has been taken to hospital after he was attacked by four masked men at his house in the Rathcoole estate in Newtownabbey, County Antrim.