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.

Down paymentRate%

Captree$3,190/mo

Typical home $449K (Census) · tax rate 2.23%+ · Housing →

Shoreham$4,960/mo

Typical home $773K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41%+ · Housing →

The difference: $1,770 a month, about $21,300 a year, between Shoreham and Captree.

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.

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

CaptreeShoreham

Snow a year32″32″

January low25°F 25°F

July high83°F 83°F

Growing season (days)207d 207d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)92nd 5th

Outdoors & history

CaptreeShoreham

Trails1 mi 0 mi

Conserved land45.9%4.5%

Settled—1913

Community

CaptreeShoreham

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

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.

Where they are

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

CaptreeShoreham

Captree ↔ Shoreham28 miles apart

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.

Only big differences vs New York average

CaptreeShoreham

People

Population 282Lowest 537Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +5.6% NY: +4.2%

Median age 53.8±22.7Highest 35% above NY 42.8±4.8Lowest 8% above NY

Captree and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 0%±14Lowest NY: 20.5% 27%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5%

Age 65+ 36.2%±57.5Highest NY: 17.9% 20.7%±8.5Lowest NY: 17.9%

Captree and Shoreham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 97.9%Highest NY: 40.2% 66.4%Lowest NY: 40.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±7Lowest NY: 7% 4.3%±2Highest NY: 7%

Shoreham and Captree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $79,080±$69kLowest 8% below NY $160,625±$23kHighest 87% above NY

Shoreham and Captree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $448,900±$3kLowest 6% above NY $709,700±$74kHighest 67% above NY

Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 52% above NY $10,000+ at least 52% above NY

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent — 50%±100 NY: 52.1%

Below poverty line 3.9%Highest NY: 14% 0.6%Lowest NY: 14%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 100%Highest NY: 54.3% 97.6%Lowest NY: 54.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 2003Highest 44 yrs newer than NY 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY

Getting to work

Average commuteone way — 29 min 10% below NY

Work from home — 21.3%±6.8 NY: 14.9%

Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 0.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 19.8 miHighest 15.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.00Lowest 0.36Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Hempstead (18%)Brookhaven (41%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in ShorehamFew work in Captree

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 45.9%Highest 4.5%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 1.4 miHighest 0.2 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.5 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1Lowest 2Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 4.0Lowest 75.1Highest

New York average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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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.

Captree vs Shoreham

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,770 more a month in Shoreham

What daily life feels like in each

28 miles apart

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