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Amityville is a big small town of 9,588 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 27 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $570k and rent runs about $2k a month.
9,588people
$570kTypical home
$2,247/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
23"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,588
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,663 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $570k (≈$3,593/mo)
- Median rent $2,247/mo
- Median household income $106k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (19 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (815 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 17% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ISP airport
- 19 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 36 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,734 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 343 bars within 25 mi
- 1,493 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 97 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Suffolk County: R+10 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk