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Shinnecock Hills is a small town of 2,545 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 38 miles from New Haven, CT and 62 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,545people
$1.4MTypical home
$2,255/moRent
81° / 38°Summer / winter
27"Snow
229Sunny days
122Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,545
- Part of a metro area
- About 903 people per sq mi
- 62 mi to Hartford, CT
- 38 mi to New Haven, CT
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,671/mo)
- Median rent $2,255/mo
- Median household income $133k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 122 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 8 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 50
- 27% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to HVN airport
- 72 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 75 ft
- Right on the coast
- 190 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 45 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 40 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 318 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 15 bars within 25 mi
- 91 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 11 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 38% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 29 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.