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Lindenhurst is a small city of 27,142 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 30 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $522k and rent runs about $2k a month.
27,142people
$522kTypical home
$1,885/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 27,142
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,244 people per sq mi
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- 30 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $522k (≈$3,289/mo)
- Median rent $1,885/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 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 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ISP airport
- 22 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 23 ft
- Right on the coast
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 100 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,346 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 293 bars within 25 mi
- 1,350 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 94 museums within 25 mi
- 15 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 9 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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