Living in North Lindenhurst, NY
North Lindenhurst is a big small town of 10,952 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 $495k and rent runs about $2k a month.
10,952people
$495kTypical home
$2,100/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
24"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,952
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,672 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 $495k (≈$3,123/mo)
- Median rent $2,100/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ISP airport
- 21 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 49 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 203 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,643 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 305 bars within 25 mi
- 1,437 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 24 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 100 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 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