Moving to
Mastic Beach.

$2,428/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,428 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices run above average, with a median around $357,200. Buyers should expect to stretch their budget here.

3.5% county unemployment

Unemployment in Suffolk County is 3.5%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

48 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Mastic Beach doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Suffolk County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

37 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 36.8 minute average means plenty of commuters are pushing 45 to 60 minutes on a bad day. Proximity to work matters more here than it might elsewhere. 9 in 10 workers drive to work; 7% work from home.

25% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 25%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

0 public schools inside the boundary

No public school is located inside the boundary; students attend schools in the surrounding district.

The nearest national park or historic site is Fire Island National Seashore (10 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.