Rankings · How Smithtown ranks in NY
Smithtown ranks #23 in New York for public schools
Smithtown is ranked on 36 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 13.
Lists ranked on
36
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #23 best schools
Top-quarter finishes
13
of 22 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Health
Top 5% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Milder winters than 95% of New York
Not better or worse, just Smithtown’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Milder winters than 95% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
24.7° January low
Longer growing season than 92% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
207 days between frosts
Less snow than 89% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
32 in of snow a year
Wetter than 82% of NY towns
DrierWetter
46 in of rain + melted snow a year
Hotter summers than 80% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
83.4° July high
Steadier prices than 75% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+49.6% in home prices, 5 years
More year-round than 70% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0.3% of homes are seasonal
Fewer seniors than 64% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
18.4% of residents are 65+
Older than 63% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
44.4 median age
More kids than 56% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
20.5% of residents are under 18
Where it shines
The lists Smithtown does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Smithtown marked.
At a glance
Smithtown lands in the top half on 15 of 22 lists
Each dot is Smithtown’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Smithtown does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Almost there
2 spots from the top 25 for health insurance
Lists where Smithtown sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Smithtown out-ranks 2 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.