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10,794people live here $110,389median household income▲ 37% above US $2,265median rent per month▲ 60% above US $481,200median home value▲ 45% above US

Terryville 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 Terryville

Terryville is an unincorporated community in New York with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, 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. Terryville deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, commute times longer than most cities, and a population that has been shrinking.

The good

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

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Above-average commute times
Shrinking population
High rent burden for renters
Smaller place — fewer dining and entertainment options

How Terryville compares

Median household income

Terryville$110,389

New York avg$85,974

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Terryville$2,265

New York avg$1,621

US$1,413

Median home value

Terryville$481,200

New York avg$423,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Terryville

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

To rent

$4,530

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $90,600 a year
70% of Terryville renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$96,240

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $48,120
Homes cost 4.4× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 60% above US

$2,265/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,265 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 are steep, with a median around $481,200. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $481,200 · 70% of renters cost-burdened

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

Terryville 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▲ 19% above US

31 min average commute

Traffic is a real factor here. The 31 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.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

77%

Carpool

14%

Work from home

4.3%

Public transit

2.3%

Other

2.3%

Walk

0.5%

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▼ 20% below US

29% bachelor's degree or higher

College degree attainment runs below average at 29%. That tends to reflect a more trade and working-class economy, which can be great or limiting depending on the industry.

Schools

4 public schools inside the boundary

There are 4 public schools inside the boundary. The student-to-teacher ratio is 12:1, 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 (15 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Terryville's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,265/mo) equals 25% of the median household income here, more than the 21% typical nationwide. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget.

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