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Melville is a small city of 19,714 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 29 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $789k and rent runs about $4k a month.
19,714people
$789kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 19,714
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,628 people per sq mi
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- 29 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $789k (≈$4,975/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $160k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 24" 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 50
- 23% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ISP airport
- 22 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 131 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 145 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,804 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 370 bars within 25 mi
- 1,812 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 27 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 118 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 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