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11,736people live here $146,492median household income▲ 81% above US $614,400median home value▲ 85% above US

Miller Place is an unincorporated community in Suffolk County, NY. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Miller Place

Miller Place is an unincorporated community in New York with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, a highly educated workforce, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Miller Place deals with home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, a rent burden that leaves many renters stretched thin, and fewer dining and entertainment options than a bigger city.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Highly educated workforce
Low student-teacher ratio

The not so good

High home prices
Above-average commute times
High rent burden for renters
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Miller Place compares

Median household income

Miller Place$146,492

New York avg$85,974

US$80,734

Median home value

Miller Place$614,400

New York avg$423,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Miller Place

Based on Miller Place's median rent, home value and household income

To buy

$122,880

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $61,440
Homes cost 4.2× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Job market

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.

Suffolk County (county-wide)

Safety

48 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Miller Place 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.

Property crime 567/100k · Policed by Suffolk County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2023 data

Getting around▲ 26% above US

33 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 32.7 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. 8 in 10 workers drive to work; 17% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

74%

Work from home

17%

Carpool

5.6%

Public transit

1.8%

Other

1.5%

Walk

0.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 81°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 29°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforce▲ 26% above US

45% bachelor's degree or higher

The population is well-educated, with 45% holding college degrees. That points to a strong professional base and generally a healthy local economy.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Fire Island National Seashore (18 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Miller Place's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are home prices well above the national average and commute times longer than most cities. It tends to suit remote workers (17% of workers here already work from home) and college-educated professionals. It may be a harder fit for people who dread long commutes.

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