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Riverhead is a big small town of 14,936 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 28 miles from New Haven, CT and 56 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $457k and rent runs about $2k a month.
14,936people
$457kTypical home
$2,045/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
30"Snow
229Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 14,936
- Part of a metro area
- About 990 people per sq mi
- 56 mi to Hartford, CT
- 28 mi to New Haven, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $457k (≈$2,884/mo)
- Median rent $2,045/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 229 sunny days a year (73 totally clear)
- 136 cloudy days a year
- 48 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (113 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,781 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to HVN airport
- 62 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 27 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 52 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 680 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 254 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 49 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 17 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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