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West Bay Shore is a small town of 4,208 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 34 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 36 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $584k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,208people
$584kTypical home
$2,313/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
28"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,208
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,928 people per sq mi
- 36 mi to New York, NY
- 34 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $584k (≈$3,685/mo)
- Median rent $2,313/mo
- Median household income $137k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" 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 51
- 27% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ISP airport
- 28 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 99% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1962
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 7 ft
- Right on the coast
- 208 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 2,369 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 205 bars within 25 mi
- 1,004 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 11 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 83 museums within 25 mi
- 14 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.