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Baiting Hollow is a small town of 2,614 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 26 miles from New Haven, CT and 56 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $586k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,614people
$586kTypical home
$1,827/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
121Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,614
- Part of a metro area
- About 502 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Hartford, CT
- 26 mi to New Haven, CT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $586k (≈$3,697/mo)
- Median rent $1,827/mo
- Median household income $109k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 121 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 56
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ISP airport
- 59 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 102 ft
- Right on the coast
- 191 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 58 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 855 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 68 bars within 25 mi
- 327 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 53 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 22% of New York districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 17 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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