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Ossining vs Patchogue

52 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (5.6× in Ossining) and street grid (2.2× in Patchogue).

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Ossining, NYOne of the healthiest townsNew York · 26,950 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.

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.

★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $1,060 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.

Ossining$3,190/mo
Typical home $449K (Census) · tax rate 2.23%+ · or rent about $2,154/mo · Housing →
Patchogue$4,250/mo
Typical home $608K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.09%+ · or rent about $2,263/mo · Housing →

The difference: $1,060 a month, about $12,700 a year, between Patchogue and Ossining.

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.

Report cards

Ossining places higher on 12 of 19 NY lists

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.

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
OssiningPatchogue
Snow a year33″32″
January low23°F25°F
July high86°F83°F
Growing season (days)189d207d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)8th15th
Outdoors & history
OssiningPatchogue
Trails5 mi1 mi
Conserved land5.8%3.4%
Archive photos1112
Famous people born here35—
Community
OssiningPatchogue
Library hours a week58 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.

Where they are

52 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Ossining ↔ Patchogue52 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.

OssiningPatchogue
People
Population 26,950Highest 12,396Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +9.9%Highest NY: +4.2% +5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age 40.7±1.7Highest about the NY average 39.5±1.7Lowest about the NY average
Ossining and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 19.8%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% 15.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5%
Ossining and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 14.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% 14%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9%
Ossining and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 37.4%Highest NY: 40.2% 35.1%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% 4.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 7%
Ossining and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $103,573±$17kLowest 20% above NY $107,306±$15kHighest 25% above NY
Patchogue and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $449,100±$17kLowest 6% above NY $477,600±$24kHighest 13% above NY
Patchogue and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,154±$166Lowest 33% above NY $2,263±$344Highest 40% above NY
Patchogue and Ossining 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 61.5%±9.5Highest NY: 52.1% 58.1%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1%
Ossining and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 8.6%Lowest NY: 14% 10.6%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 51.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% 55.2%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 36 minHighest 11% above NY 32 minLowest about the NY average
Work from home 14.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% 8.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9%
Work in townworking residents 8.9%Highest 7.3%Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miHighest 12.8 miLowest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.50Lowest 1.03Highest
Top workplaceoutside town New York (29%)Brookhaven (30%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PatchogueFew work in Ossining
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 5.8%Highest 3.4%Lowest
Trailsmapped miles 5.0 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 56.7Lowest 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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