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

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

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 →

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 →

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%

Patchogue$4,250/mo

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

East Patchogue$3,330/mo

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

Patchogue and East Patchogue share a border

Straight-line miles between town centers.

PatchogueEast Patchogue

Patchogue ↔ East 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

A−PatchogueHealthier than 81% of U.S. towns –East PatchogueNot graded

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

PatchogueEast Patchogue

Snow a year32″32″

January low25°F 25°F

July high83°F 83°F

Growing season (days)207d 207d

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

Outdoors & history

PatchogueEast Patchogue

Trails1 mi 6 mi

Conserved land3.4%5.2%

Archive photos12 —

Community

PatchogueEast Patchogue

Library hours a week59 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

PatchogueEast Patchogue

People

Population 12,396Lowest 21,673Highest

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

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

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

Kids under 18 15.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% 16.9%±2.3Highest 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+ 14%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% 18.4%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9%

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

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $107,306±$15kLowest 25% above NY $108,397±$8kHighest 26% 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 $477,600±$24kLowest 13% above NY $478,700±$13kHighest 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 $2,263±$344Highest 40% above NY $2,045±$166Lowest 26% 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 $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY $9,785Lowest 49% above NY

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% 70.3%±13Highest 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 10.6%Highest NY: 14% 5.9%Lowest NY: 14%

Housing

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

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

Getting to work

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

Work from home 8.4%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9% 8.1%±3.1Lowest 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 7.3%Highest 6.3%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 13.3 miHighest

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

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

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

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 5.2%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 6.3 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.8 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 9Highest

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

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

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Bordering Patchogue

Blue Point4,735 people · $615K homes

North Patchogue6,984 people · $451K homes

Towns like Patchogue

West Haverstraw10,711 people · $377K homes

North Elba7,540 people · $432K homes

Ossining26,950 people · $449K homes

Peekskill25,625 people · $396K 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.