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Patchogue vs Peekskill

59 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (10.8× in Peekskill) and household income (+25% in Patchogue).

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Patchogue, NYHomes around $608KNew York · 12,396 people
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Peekskill, NYAn outdoors townNew York · 25,625 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 $610 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 →
Peekskill$3,640/mo
Typical home $527K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.98% · or rent about $2,036/mo · Housing →

The difference: $610 a month, about $7,300 a year, between Patchogue and Peekskill.

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

Peekskill places higher on 13 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
PatchoguePeekskill
Snow a year32″36″
January low25°F21°F
July high83°F85°F
Growing season (days)207d204d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)15th20th
Outdoors & history
PatchoguePeekskill
Trails1 mi10 mi
Conserved land3.4%15.6%
National Register places—13
Archive photos126
Famous people born here—42
Community
PatchoguePeekskill
Library hours a week59 hrs64 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

59 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Patchogue ↔ Peekskill59 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.

PatchoguePeekskill
People
Population 12,396Lowest 25,625Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% +7.8%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age 39.5±1.7Lowest about the NY average 41.8±2.6Highest 5% above NY
Peekskill 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% 16.1%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5%
Peekskill 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% 17.3%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9%
Peekskill 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% 37.8%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% 5.5%±1.4Highest NY: 7%
Peekskill 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 $85,954±$5kLowest about the NY average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $477,600±$24kHighest 13% above NY $395,600±$30kLowest 7% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly $2,263±$344Highest 40% above NY $2,036±$125Lowest 26% above NY
Patchogue and Peekskill 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 $7,842Lowest 19% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 58.1%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% 58.7%±10Highest NY: 52.1%
Peekskill and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 10.6%Lowest NY: 14% 11.9%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 55.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% 59.4%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 32 minLowest about the NY average 37 minHighest 14% above NY
Work from home 8.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% 10.4%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9%
Peekskill and Patchogue are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 7.3%Lowest 11.7%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 12.8 miLowest 20.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 1.03Highest 0.55Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town Brookhaven (30%)New York (28%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in PeekskillFew work in Patchogue
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 3.4%Lowest 15.6%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.9 miLowest 9.7 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 1.8 miHighest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 5Lowest 10Highest
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 124Highest 83.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#360 of 484 in NY
School district —PEEKSKILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town —Peekskill High School
Students per teacherat that high school — 13.0
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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