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Brightwaters is a small town of 3,179 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 33 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 36 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $769k and rent runs about $2k a month.
3,179people
$769kTypical home
$1,728/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,179
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,291 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to New York, NY
- 33 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $769k (≈$4,847/mo)
- Median rent $1,728/mo
- Median household income $218k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 42
- 40% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ISP airport
- 28 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 26 ft
- Right on the coast
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 98 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,389 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 1,007 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 87 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 39% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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