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Montauk is a small town of 4,223 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 35 miles from Norwich, CT and 60 miles from Providence, RI, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,223people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,313/moRent
80° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
230Sunny days
125Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,223
- Part of a metro area
- About 228 people per sq mi
- 60 mi to Providence, RI
- 35 mi to Norwich, CT
- 21 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,555/mo)
- Median rent $2,313/mo
- Median household income $143k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 230 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 135 cloudy days a year
- 42 of 90 winter days are gray
- 125 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 45
- 27% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to WST airport
- 54 mi to PVD (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 79 ft
- Right on the coast
- 173 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 30 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 352 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 23 bars within 25 mi
- 96 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 12% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 19 mi to the nearest vet
- 21 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 20 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