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Babylon is a big small town of 12,185 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 32 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $659k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,185people
$659kTypical home
$2,427/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,185
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,054 people per sq mi
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- 32 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $659k (≈$4,153/mo)
- Median rent $2,427/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 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 (9 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ISP airport
- 24 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 206 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 102 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,703 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 207 bars within 25 mi
- 1,138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 14 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 85 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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