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Sound Beach is a big small town of 7,210 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 19 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 55 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $429k and rent runs about $3k a month.
7,210people
$429kTypical home
$3,343/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
33"Snow
229Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,210
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,404 people per sq mi
- 55 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $429k (≈$2,703/mo)
- Median rent $3,343/mo
- Median household income $132k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 33" of snow a year
- 9 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 44
- 32% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 47% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ISP airport
- 48 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 154 ft
- Right on the coast
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 77 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 1,642 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 132 bars within 25 mi
- 634 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 10 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 57 museums within 25 mi
- 23 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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