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Brewster is a small town of 2,512 people in Putnam County, New York. It's about 26 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 53 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 35°F, with about 50 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $398k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,512people
$398kTypical home
$1,657/moRent
81° / 35°Summer / winter
50"Snow
231Sunny days
147Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,512
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,116 people per sq mi
- 53 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $398k (≈$2,511/mo)
- Median rent $1,657/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 2.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 35°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 62°F)
- 231 sunny days a year (72 totally clear)
- 134 cloudy days a year
- 39 of 90 winter days are gray
- 147 days a year with rain or snow
- 50" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (18 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (239 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 28% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HPN airport
- 45 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 36% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 456 ft
- 18 mi to the ocean
- 163 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,689 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 504 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 72 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Putnam County: R+14 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Moderate hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk