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Patchogue vs Ossining

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

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Patchogue, NYHomes around $608KNew York · 12,396 people
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Ossining, NYOne of the healthiest townsNew York · 26,950 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.

Patchogue$4,250/mo
Typical home $608K (Zillow) · tax rate 2.09%+ · or rent about $2,263/mo · Housing →
Ossining$3,190/mo
Typical home $449K (Census) · tax rate 2.23%+ · or rent about $2,154/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
PatchogueOssining
Snow a year32″33″
January low25°F23°F
July high83°F86°F
Growing season (days)207d189d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th8th
Outdoors & history
PatchogueOssining
Trails1 mi5 mi
Conserved land3.4%5.8%
Archive photos611
Famous people born here—35
Community
PatchogueOssining
Library hours a week59 hrs58 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.

Patchogue ↔ Ossining52 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.

PatchogueOssining
People
Population 12,396Lowest 26,950Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% +9.9%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age 39.5±1.7Lowest about the NY average 40.7±1.7Highest 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 15.9%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% 19.8%±2.4Highest 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%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% 14.3%±2.1Highest 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+ 35.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% 37.4%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% 6%±1.3Highest 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 $107,306±$15kHighest 25% above NY $103,573±$17kLowest 20% 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 $477,600±$24kHighest 13% above NY $449,100±$17kLowest 6% 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 $2,263±$344Highest 40% above NY $2,154±$166Lowest 33% 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 58.1%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% 61.5%±9.5Highest 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 10.6%Highest NY: 14% 8.6%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.2%Highest NY: 54.3% 51.4%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest about the NY average 36 minHighest 11% above NY
Work from home 8.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% 14.7%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9%
Work in townworking residents 7.3%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 15.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.50Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookhaven (30%)New York (29%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in OssiningFew work in Patchogue
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 5.8%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 5.0 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 56.7Lowest
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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