Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States

Holbrook

$642kMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
62°FAvg High Temp
View on Map· Pop. 5k· Elev. 118 ftWikipedia

Holbrook is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) within the Towns of Brookhaven and Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 26,487 at the time of the 2020 census. The community borders the eastern side of Long Island MacArthur Airport.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
$3k/mo
Median Rent
$642k
Median Home Price
Rent burden24% of income
Household Income
$143k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
4.8/10
Internet
Fiber
96%
Cable
97%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
62°F
annual average
Comfort Score
80/100
Great
Temp Swing
41°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
53"
inches per year
Air Quality
45
Good AQI
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Natural Hazard Risk

Flood Risk
minimal
FEMA classification
Wildfire Risk
minimal
FEMA rating
07

Demographics

Population5k
Altitude118 ftabove sea level
Median Age39 yrs
College Educated33%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home6%of workforce
Poverty Rate5%

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