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%

Shoreham$4,960/mo

Typical home $773K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.41%+ · Housing →

Captree$3,190/mo

Typical home $449K (Census) · tax rate 2.23%+ · Housing →

The difference: $1,770 a month, about $21,300 a year, between Shoreham and Captree.

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.

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

ShorehamCaptree

Snow a year32″32″

January low25°F 25°F

July high83°F 83°F

Growing season (days)207d 207d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)5th 92nd

Outdoors & history

ShorehamCaptree

Trails0 mi 1 mi

Conserved land4.5%45.9%

Settled1913 —

Community

ShorehamCaptree

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.

Where they are

28 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

ShorehamCaptree

Shoreham ↔ Captree28 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.

Only big differences vs New York average

ShorehamCaptree

People

Population 537Highest 282Lowest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census +5.6% NY: +4.2% —

Median age 42.8±4.8Lowest 8% above NY 53.8±22.7Highest 35% above NY

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

Kids under 18 27%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% 0%±14Lowest NY: 20.5%

Age 65+ 20.7%±8.5Lowest NY: 17.9% 36.2%±57.5Highest NY: 17.9%

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

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 66.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% 97.9%Highest NY: 40.2%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 4.3%±2Highest NY: 7% 0%±7Lowest NY: 7%

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

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $160,625±$23kHighest 87% above NY $79,080±$69kLowest 8% below NY

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

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $709,700±$74kHighest 67% above NY $448,900±$3kLowest 6% above NY

Property taxmedian, yearly $10,000+ at least 52% above NY $10,000+ at least 52% above NY

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 50%±100 NY: 52.1% —

Below poverty line 0.6%Lowest NY: 14% 3.9%Highest NY: 14%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 97.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% 100%Highest NY: 54.3%

Typical home builtmedian year 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY 2003Highest 44 yrs newer than NY

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 29 min 10% below NY —

Work from home 21.3%±6.8 NY: 14.9% —

Work in townworking residents 0.3%Highest 0%Lowest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 15.8 miLowest 19.8 miHighest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.36Highest 0.00Lowest

Top workplaceoutside town Brookhaven (41%)Hempstead (18%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CaptreeFew work in Shoreham

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 4.5%Lowest 45.9%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 1.4 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.4 miLowest 0.5 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 2Highest 1Lowest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 75.1Highest 4.0Lowest

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

Deciding?

Ask the people who live there

The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.

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Bordering Shoreham

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East Shoreham7,321 people · $604K homes

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Rocky Point13,356 people · $461K homes

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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.

Shoreham vs Captree

Two towns, two different strengths

Where they part ways

A typical home costs $1,770 more a month in Shoreham

What daily life feels like in each

28 miles apart

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