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Northport is a big small town of 7,322 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 21 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 35 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $745k and rent runs about $2k a month.
7,322people
$745kTypical home
$2,209/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
29"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,322
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,179 people per sq mi
- 35 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $745k (≈$4,700/mo)
- Median rent $2,209/mo
- Median household income $147k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 29" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (2 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (322 per 100k)
People
- Median age 52
- 22% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ISP airport
- 29 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 14 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 144 ft
- Right on the coast
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 149 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,590 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 232 bars within 25 mi
- 1,362 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 12 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 127 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 27% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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