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Patchogue is a big small town of 12,396 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 31 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 49 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 32 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $478k and rent runs about $2k a month.
12,396people
$478kTypical home
$2,263/moRent
81° / 39°Summer / winter
32"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,396
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,485 people per sq mi
- 49 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $478k (≈$3,012/mo)
- Median rent $2,263/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 32" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 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 40
- 20% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ISP airport
- 41 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 207 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 65 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,291 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 124 bars within 25 mi
- 575 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 11 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