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Setauket is a small town of 4,069 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 17 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 47 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $756k and rent runs about $4k a month.
4,069people
$756kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
33"Snow
238Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,069
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,616 people per sq mi
- 47 mi to New York, NY
- 17 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $756k (≈$4,765/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $222k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 42
- 36% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 67% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ISP airport
- 41 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 97 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,153 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 147 bars within 25 mi
- 881 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 3 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 79 museums within 25 mi
- 21 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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