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Mastic is a small city of 15,708 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 32 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 58 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $433k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,708people
$433kTypical home
$2,016/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
31"Snow
229Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,708
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,068 people per sq mi
- 58 mi to New York, NY
- 32 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $433k (≈$2,727/mo)
- Median rent $2,016/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 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 32
- 45% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ISP airport
- 50 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 49 ft
- Right on the coast
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 48 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 54 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 874 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 72 bars within 25 mi
- 358 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 29 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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