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Southold is a big small town of 6,397 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 31 miles from New Haven, CT and 50 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $845k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,397people
$845kTypical home
$2,237/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
27"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,397
- Part of a metro area
- About 611 people per sq mi
- 50 mi to Hartford, CT
- 31 mi to New Haven, CT
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $845k (≈$5,327/mo)
- Median rent $2,237/mo
- Median household income $129k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (76 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 37 of 90 winter days are gray
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" 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 (64 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (717 per 100k)
People
- Median age 49
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to HVN airport
- 62 mi to BDL (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 178 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 46 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 499 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 13 bars within 25 mi
- 138 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 54 museums within 25 mi
- 19 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 45% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 12 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