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Blue Point vs Patchogue

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: homeowners (+34.3 pts renters in Patchogue) and household income (+44% in Blue Point).

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Blue Point, NYHomes around $727KNew York · 4,735 people
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Patchogue, NYHomes around $608KNew York · 12,396 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Blue PointHomes around $727K
Housing$727K typical home38% above the NY typical home All about Blue Point →
PatchogueHomes around $608K
Housing$608K typical home15% above the NY typical home Outdoors#49 most walkable in NY0.9 miles of trails across 5 parks and preserves HealthHealthier than 81%of U.S. towns on CDC estimates All about Patchogue →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Homeowners+34.3 pts renters
Patchogue has more renters
Blue Point 89.5%Patchogue 55.2%
Household income+44%
Households in Blue Point earn more
Blue Point $154,625Patchogue $107,306
Jobs per worker2.7×
Patchogue is more of a job hub
Patchogue 1.03Blue Point 0.38
Bachelor’s degree++21.8 pts
More adults in Blue Point have a degree
Blue Point 56.9%Patchogue 35.1%
Age 65++13.1 pts
Blue Point has more people 65 and up
Blue Point 27.1%Patchogue 14%
Home values+29%
Homes cost more in Blue Point
Blue Point $614,900Patchogue $477,600
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $550 more a month in Blue Point

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Blue Point$4,800/mo
Typical home $727K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.63%+ · or rent about $2,419/mo · Housing →
Patchogue$4,250/mo
Typical home $608K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.09%+ · or rent about $2,263/mo · Housing →

The difference: $550 a month, about $6,600 a year, between Blue Point and Patchogue.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value; “+” means the Census top-codes that town’s bill at $10,000, so its real rate is higher.

Where they are

Blue Point and Patchogue share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Blue PointPatchogueBlue PointPatchogue
Blue Point ↔ Patchogue1.2 miles apart · They share a border
Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New York ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
–Blue PointNot graded A−PatchogueHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns
Life in each

What daily life feels like in each

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Blue PointPatchogue
Snow a year32″32″
January low25°F25°F
July high83°F83°F
Growing season (days)207d207d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)11th15th
Outdoors & history
Blue PointPatchogue
Trails1 mi1 mi
Conserved land6.1%3.4%
Archive photos—6
Community
Blue PointPatchogue
Library hours a week67 hrs59 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Blue PointPatchogue
People
Population 4,735Lowest 12,396Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +8%Highest NY: +4.2% +5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age 46.9±5Highest 18% above NY 39.5±1.7Lowest about the NY average
Kids under 18 17.8%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% 15.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5%
Blue Point and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 27.1%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% 14%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 56.9%Highest NY: 40.2% 35.1%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.7%±2.7Highest NY: 7% 4.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 7%
Blue Point and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $154,625±$21kHighest 80% above NY $107,306±$15kLowest 25% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $614,900±$32kHighest 45% above NY $477,600±$24kLowest 13% above NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,419±$306Highest 49% above NY $2,263±$344Lowest 40% above NY
Blue Point and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 52% above NY $10,000+ at least 52% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 100%±47.2Highest NY: 52.1% 58.1%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1%
Blue Point and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 7.1%Lowest NY: 14% 10.6%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 89.5%Highest NY: 54.3% 55.2%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 41 minHighest 24% above NY 32 minLowest about the NY average
Work from home 17.5%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% 8.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9%
Blue Point and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 3.5%Lowest 7.3%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 mi 12.8 mi
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.38Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookhaven (26%)Brookhaven (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PatchogueFew work in Blue Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 6.1%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 1.3 miHighest 0.9 miLowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.7 miHighest 0.4 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 6Highest 5Lowest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 85.5Lowest 124Highest
New York average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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