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40.91° N · 73.05° W · GEOID 3673352

Terryville

Suffolk County, New York · part of the New York, NY metro

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The short answer

Terryville is home to 10,794 people. Median household income is $110,389 a year and median rent is $2,265 a month, 24.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $481,200, about 4.4x annual median household income.

Terryville is defined by its growth. Household income growth is -0% a year, against 4.3% a year in its closest peers. Also notable: 85% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 99% of places its size.

24OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Weak

Terryville scores better than 24% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 285th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%29
Economy 20%66
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%32
Education 10%43
Commute 10%18
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$2,265
66% above the median place
Median household income
$110,389
37% above the median place
Median home value
$481,200
51% above the median place
Unemployment
4.7%
3% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Terryville

  • How it is changingRent took 25.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 24.6% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 1.6 points on average, so affordability held up better here.
01

Moving to Terryville

Suffolk County loses about 5.5 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in38,900
Moved out46,266
Net−7,366

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Nassau County, NY11,6446,378+5,266
Queens County, NY7,4222,716+4,706
Kings County, NY3,0521,722+1,330
New York County, NY2,2542,429−175
Palm Beach County, FL4371,145−708
Broward County, FL263537−274

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$116K
Leavers$121K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Suffolk County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
3.1% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.7% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Suffolk County report $116,100 a year in income on average; those leaving, $120,700.
Income you would need
$90,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,265 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,153 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $481,200.
Getting to work
31 minutes each way on average; 4.3% work from home; 2.3% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Nebraska City, NE matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Income of households moving out7
$120,653
72% above the median place
Moved from another state1
0.7%
66% below the median place
Income of households moving in7
$116,086
64% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureTerryvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.1%45% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.7%66% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.5below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$116,08664% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$120,65372% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent is about 22% higher than we would expect for a place with these incomes, education levels, housing age and household types in the same metro area. The premium usually reflects location, amenities or schools that these figures do not capture.

Terryville24.6%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$90,600
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
24.6%
21% above the median place
Home price to income
4.4x
15% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
25%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$78,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Terryville, $2,265 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Terryville, but easier on the budget

Places that match Terryville on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Nebraska City, NE9416.9% vs 24.6%n/aCompare
Blackfoot, ID9315.7% vs 24.6%n/aCompare
Mount Zion, IL928.6% vs 24.6%$20,300Compare
Fort Payne, AL9117.2% vs 24.6%n/aCompare

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Renters paying 30%+1
84.6%
67% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,153
68% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureTerryvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,26566% above
Rent to income124.6%21% above
Home price to income14.4x15% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,68967% above
HUD area median income4County figure$164,30053% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$481,20051% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure5.4%70% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure54.5%6% above
Homeownership173.3%10% above
Renters paying 30%+184.6%67% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,15368% above
Vacant homes110.2%44% above
Median year built119710% below
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 225 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Works from home1
4.3%
65% below the median place
Mean commute1
31 min
24% above the median place
Median household income1
$110,389
37% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Commutes by transit2.3% 2.7×
Income per person$43,872 +9%
Poverty rate11.0% +2%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureTerryvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$110,38937% above
Income per person1$43,8729% above
Unemployment1County figure4.7%3% below
Average annual pay6County figure$81,11923% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure2.5%32% below
Jobs6County figure689,858358% above
Poverty rate111.0%2% above
Mean commute131 min24% above
Works from home14.3%65% below
Commutes by transit12.3%166% above
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 1.1%, 83% below the median place.

No health insurance1
1.1%
83% below the median place
Household size1
2.8
12% above the median place
High school or higher1
89.0%
4% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband90.6% −2%
Bachelor's or higher28.9% −10%
Born abroad9.9% +12%
Median age39.4 +1%
All 8 people measures
MeasureTerryvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population110,7943897th largest
Median age139.41% above
Bachelor's or higher128.9%10% below
High school or higher189.0%4% below
Household size12.812% above
Born abroad19.9%12% above
No health insurance11.1%83% below
Homes with broadband190.6%2% below
05

Life in Terryville

The nearest National Park Service site is Fire Island National Seashore, about 15 miles away.

347 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 12 of them National Historic Landmarks. Its history on Wikipedia

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents7.4 −27%
Playgrounds per 10k13.0 +38%
Grocery stores per 10k1.9 −13%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.9 −92%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −40%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.3 +52%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Fire Island National Seashore 15 miles
  • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 24 miles
  • Weir Farm National Historical Park 32 miles

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.6 +23%
Shops39.7 +31%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.6 +61%
Doctors' offices and clinics24.4 +21%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Nearest National Park Service site10
15.1
51% below the median place
Public school students12
222,431
above the median place (median 4,897)
Public schools12
342
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureTerryvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure342above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure222,431above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure25.623% above
Shops per 10k8County figure39.731% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.661% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure24.421% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k97.427% below
Playgrounds per 10k913.038% above
Grocery stores per 10k91.913% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.992% below
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails91.240% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.352% above
Nearest National Park Service site1015.151% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1016above (median 2)
National Register listings11County figure347above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Hurricane risk is 96.8, 37% above the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Terryville. Larger places are fetched first.

Hurricane risk14
96.8
37% above the median place
July average high13
82°F
5% below the median place
Natural hazard risk14
97.3
5% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureTerryvilleAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure82°F5% below
January average low13County figure24°F5% below
Average temperature13County figure53°F4% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.5 in4% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure97.35% above
Hurricane risk14County figure96.837% above
Tornado risk14County figure74.88% below
Wildfire risk14County figure73.420% above
Heat wave risk14County figure94.75% above
Median air quality index15County figure415% below
Good air days15County figure72.6%6% above
08

Terryville in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 25% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 25% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Terryville does better than 29% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 13%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,265/mo (2024)$2,830/mo$2,320 to $3,450/mo+3.8%
Median household income$110,389 (2024)$136,500$115,500 to $161,500+3.6%
Median home value$481,200 (2024)$671,000$487,000 to $925,000+5.7%

The median home would be worth 4.9 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.4 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Terryville

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Selden, NY$2,311$108,952Compare
Patchogue, NY$2,263$107,306Compare
Lakeland North, WA$2,340$105,216Compare
North Patchogue, NY$2,275$107,695Compare
North Patchogue, NYLakeland North, WAPatchogue, NYSelden, NYTerryville, NYTerryvilleSeldenPatchogueLakeland NorthTerryvilleSeldenPatchogueLakeland North

Places built like Terryville

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Terryville performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Terryville, NY24.6%-0.0%/yrn/a
Browns Mills, NJ19.3%3.5%/yrn/aCompare
Florence, NJ19.1%8.8%/yrn/aCompare
Lake Ronkonkoma, NY25.6%1.3%/yrn/aCompare
Berlin, NJ16.8%1.2%/yr1.8%Compare
Hammonton, NJ24.8%1.3%/yr2.4%Compare
Ronkonkoma, NY23.1%2.7%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Terryville a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 24 out of 100, better than 24% of the places we rate and 285th of 340 in New York. Rent took 25.6% of the median income in the 2019 survey and 24.6% in 2024. In the 25 places most like it the share rose 1.6 points on average, so affordability held up better here. On cost, space and class size it scores 51 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Terryville expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 24.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $481,200.

What salary do you need to live in Terryville?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $90,600 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Terryville?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Selden, NY, Patchogue, NY, Lakeland North, WA and North Patchogue, NY.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Terryville with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Terryville itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/terryville-new-york

Citytistics. “Terryville, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/terryville-new-york/

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