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Village in New York, United States

Brightwaters

$797kMedian Home
295Sunny Days/yr
61°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 3k· Elev. 23 ftWikipedia

Brightwaters is an incorporated village located within the southwestern part of the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 3,181 at the time of the 2020 census.Wikipedia

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).Wikipedia

Income tax: 4.00% - 10.90%Avg sales tax: 8.53%Property tax: 1.62%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$797k
Median Home Price
Household Income
$188k
Median annual
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Livability

Walk Score
73
Internet
Fiber
99%
Cable
99%
address availability
05

Climate

Sunshine
295
sunny days per year
81% of the year
Avg High Temp
61°F
annual average
Humidity
73%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
73/100
Great
Temp Swing
40°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
53"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
07

Demographics

Population3k
Altitude23 ftabove sea level
Median Age40 yrs
College Educated60%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home19%of workforce

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