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West Babylon is a small city of 43,570 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 31 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $532k and rent runs about $2k a month.
43,570people
$532kTypical home
$2,225/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,570
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,153 people per sq mi
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- 31 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $532k (≈$3,354/mo)
- Median rent $2,225/mo
- Median household income $130k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 66°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 40
- 30% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ISP airport
- 23 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 25 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 43 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 204 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 105 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,273 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 279 bars within 25 mi
- 1,312 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 22 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 95 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 47% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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