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Elwood is a big small town of 11,762 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 25 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 34 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $690k and rent runs about $2k a month.
11,762people
$690kTypical home
$2,064/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,762
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,461 people per sq mi
- 34 mi to New York, NY
- 25 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $690k (≈$4,348/mo)
- Median rent $2,064/mo
- Median household income $177k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°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
- 27" 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 44
- 29% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ISP airport
- 27 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 18 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 200 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 142 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,645 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 246 bars within 25 mi
- 1,424 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 122 museums within 25 mi
- 20 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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