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Settled in 1916, this town now has 31,839 residents.
Centereach’s typical rent is $2,420 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Percy B Raynor Memorial Park, at 78 acres. We don’t grade Centereach yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Centereach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census counts: 8,524 in 1960, 30,980 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 5 maps from 1902 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Centereach. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
21 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year
31 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
29 mi State parkJones Beach State Park
30 mi MuseumGlass House
38 mi Park & preservePelham Bay ParkNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Pelham Bay Park: Peter Romano, Public domain
Centereach is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Centereach.
For working residents in Centereach, the share who work locally is 5.3%. Half the trips to work are shorter than 12 miles. In Centereach, the middle household income is $132,000. The top destinations are Brookhaven (28%), New York (18%) and Islip (16%).
| Centereach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $132,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.3% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
On the market in Centereach: a median 23 days to sell. Values rose 7.2% in the 12 months to September 2026. In Centereach, 87% of households are owner-occupiers.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 69% of U.S. communities. Centereach has had 14 paid flood insurance claims since 1979.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 23°; snowfall runs to about 32 inches a winter. Winters in Centereach are chilly, snowy and summers pleasant.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among adults in Centereach, 8.9% have diabetes. Two figures for adults locally: 28% have obesity, 30% have high blood pressure.
| Centereach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.7% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Centereach | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Centereach: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the New York average. In Centereach, the median age is 38.4 years. Among adults 25 and older, 36% have a four-year degree or more, against 40% across New York.
| Centereach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.4 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 23% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.4 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 40.7, men 36.4.
| Centereach | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.8% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 12.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.1% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Trails total 5.2 miles in 9 parks and preserves. The trail network density in Centereach is 0.6 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves here: 9, covering 171 acres.
| Centereach | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Levitt Park Running Trail | 1.7 mi | 21 |
| 2. Levitt Ballfield Park | 0.9 mi | 28 |
| 3. South Setauket Park | 0.4 mi | 15 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
2 within 15 miles of the center of Centereach
About 8 of every 100 Centereach residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Centereach () is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Centereach had a population of 30,980.
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6 towns share a border with Centereach.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centereach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Selden | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Grove | #233 | B+ | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Farmingville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terryville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holtsville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lake Grove reports no FBI crime data of its own. Centereach, Selden, Lake Ronkonkoma, Farmingville, Terryville and Holtsville aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Centereach with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Centereach yet; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Tracey Fuchs and Bert Heffernan.
