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Dix Hills is a small city of 24,773 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 28 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 33 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $936k and rent runs about $3k a month.
24,773people
$936kTypical home
$2,659/moRent
82° / 38°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 24,773
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,573 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to New York, NY
- 28 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $936k (≈$5,901/mo)
- Median rent $2,659/mo
- Median household income $228k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 38°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°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
- 26" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (9 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 32% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to ISP airport
- 26 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 132 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,480 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 246 bars within 25 mi
- 1,371 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 110 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 47% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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