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East Patchogue vs Patchogue

Next-door neighbors. The biggest differences: trails (7× in East Patchogue) and growth since 2010 (+9.2 pts in Patchogue).

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East Patchogue, NYA big town of 21,673New York · 21,673 people

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Patchogue, NYHomes around $608KNew York · 12,396 people

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.

East PatchogueA big town of 21,673

Quiet strengthsEast Patchogue doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about East Patchogue →

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 differ most

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

East Patchogue has more miles of trail

East Patchogue 6.3 miPatchogue 0.9 mi

Growth since 2010+9.2 pts

Patchogue has grown faster since 2010

Patchogue +5.2%East Patchogue -4%

Homeowners+18.2 pts renters

Patchogue has more renters

East Patchogue 73.4%Patchogue 55.2%

Street grid+90%

Patchogue has the more walkable street grid

Patchogue 124East Patchogue 65.4

Jobs per worker+87%

Patchogue is more of a job hub

Patchogue 1.03East Patchogue 0.55

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $920 more a month in Patchogue

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%

East Patchogue$3,330/mo

Typical home $479K (Census) · tax rate 2.04% · or rent about $2,045/mo · Housing →

Patchogue$4,250/mo

Typical home $608K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.09%+ · or rent about $2,263/mo · Housing →

The difference: $920 a month, about $11,100 a year, between Patchogue and East 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

East Patchogue and Patchogue share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

East PatchoguePatchogue

East Patchogue ↔ Patchogue2.0 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

–East PatchogueNot 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

East PatchoguePatchogue

Snow a year32″32″

January low25°F 25°F

July high83°F 83°F

Growing season (days)207d 207d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)21st 15th

Outdoors & history

East PatchoguePatchogue

Trails6 mi 1 mi

Conserved land5.2%3.4%

Archive photos—12

Community

East PatchoguePatchogue

Library hours a week—59 hrs

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.

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

East PatchoguePatchogue

People

Population 21,673Highest 12,396Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census -4%Lowest NY: +4.2% +5.2%Highest NY: +4.2%

Median age 43.5±3.3Highest 9% above NY 39.5±1.7Lowest about the NY average

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

Kids under 18 16.9%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% 15.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5%

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

Age 65+ 18.4%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% 14%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9%

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 33.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% 35.1%Highest NY: 40.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 9.1%±2.5Highest NY: 7% 4.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 7%

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $108,397±$8kHighest 26% above NY $107,306±$15kLowest 25% above NY

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $478,700±$13kHighest 13% above NY $477,600±$24kLowest 13% above NY

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

Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,045±$166Lowest 26% above NY $2,263±$344Highest 40% above NY

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

Property taxmedian, yearly $9,785Lowest 49% above NY $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 70.3%±13Highest NY: 52.1% 58.1%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1%

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

Below poverty line 5.9%Lowest NY: 14% 10.6%Highest NY: 14%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 73.4%Highest NY: 54.3% 55.2%Lowest NY: 54.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 30 minLowest 10% below NY 32 minHighest about the NY average

Work from home 8.1%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% 8.4%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9%

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

Work in townworking residents 6.3%Lowest 7.3%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 13.3 miHighest 12.8 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.55Lowest 1.03Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Brookhaven (32%)Brookhaven (30%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PatchogueFew work in East Patchogue

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 5.2%Highest 3.4%Lowest

Trailsmapped miles 6.3 miHighest 0.9 miLowest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.8 miHighest 0.4 miLowest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 9Highest 5Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 65.4Lowest 124Highest

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

Deciding?

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Bordering East Patchogue

Bellport1,948 people · $713K homes

North Bellport11,087 people · $416K homes

North Patchogue6,984 people · $451K homes

Medford24,796 people · $476K homes

Towns like East Patchogue

New Windsor27,877 people · $372K homes

Hyde Park21,240 people · $331K homes

Milton19,036 people · $312K homes

Newburgh31,915 people · $376K homes

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.