Best PlacesNorth Patchogue, NY Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Patchogue, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. The coast is close, and the measures below put a number on how close. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Patchogue ranks 7,593rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on fast internet by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in North Patchogue
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
North Patchogue's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Patchogue ranks high
- Internet speedBetter than 99% of towns
- TransitBetter than 98% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than 98% of towns
- BikingBetter than 96% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 95% of towns
Where North Patchogue ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,476 a month, better than only 4% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 5% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than only 6% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Patchogue
A household needs to earn about $129,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Patchogue home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $110,991, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses North Patchogue's effective rate of 1.79%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Patchogue
North Patchogue runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for North Patchogue.
Who works in North Patchogue, and how
Work in North Patchogue centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in North Patchogue
North Patchogue has more restaurants and bars per resident than 88% of towns. The coast is about 17 minutes away. That concentrates in some parts of North Patchogue and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Patchogue, month by month
North Patchogue sees roughly 70 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 43, with lows near 25. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 43° | 34° | 25° |
| April | 62° | 50° | 41° |
| July | 86° | 76° | 68° |
| October | 69° | 58° | 49° |
Flying in and out of North Patchogue
The nearest airport, Long Island MacArthur, is about 4 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is John F Kennedy International, about 41 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Patchogue
Schools across North Patchogue average a B+, better than 91% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Sylvan Avenue Elementary SchoolA+ · 85% proficient
- Tamarac Elementary SchoolA+ · 78% proficient
- River Elementary SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
Top middle schools
- South Ocean Middle SchoolA+ · 75% proficient
- James Wilson Young Middle SchoolA+ · 73% proficient
- Saxton Middle SchoolA+ · 68% proficient
Top high schools
- Bayport-blue Point High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Sachem High School EastA+ · 95% proficient
- Patchogue-medford High SchoolA+ · 92% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Patchogue school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Patchogue measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare North Patchogue against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Patchogue
Is North Patchogue a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Patchogue ranks 7,593rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on fast internet, transit, and big-city access, and lowest on noise and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Patchogue expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $436,359. The overall cost of living runs about 23% above the national average. Set against a $110,991 median income, cost of living beats 60% of towns.
Is North Patchogue safe?
Yes, North Patchogue is safer than 76% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $234 per resident a year.
Compare North Patchogue with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Patchogue. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Patchogue represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
North Patchogue detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Patchogue: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Patchogue: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Patchogue: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Patchogue: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Patchogue detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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