Caleb Smith House, 1933
Commack’s story
187 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1902.
- 1839Commack is settled
CommackNY
9 bordering townsMap →
Photo: AJW1188 · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
36,558
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$818K
+4.7% in a year
Household income
$170K
median
Median age
42.3
years
Jobs based here
15,025
Balanced
Is Commack a good place to live?
Commack’s midpoint rent is $2,665 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center, at 26 acres. We don’t grade Commack yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Commack stand out
Where Commack beats most towns.
Nearby attractions
All 570 attractions →Central Park and 442 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Commack. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw37 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw36 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw39 mi MuseumNational September 11 Memorial & MuseumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National September 11 Memorial & Museum: Paul Sableman, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Commack: who provides what
Commack is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes11725, 11731, 1178711725 79% · 11731 16% · 11787 5%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Commack.
Housing
Zillow puts the typical Commack home at about $818K
Homes sold in Commack spent a median 19 days on the market. In Commack, 94% of households live in a home they own, where New York’s towns sit at 75% and U.S. towns at 73%. Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 4.7% in value.
$818KZillow home value
Typical home value
Commack$818K
New York$525K
Market temperature
19
days on market
102.9%
sale-to-list price
+4.7%
value change, 1 year
18
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Very low risk in Commack, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Commack than in 96% of U.S. communities. 31 flood insurance claims have been paid locally since 1978. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 59% come from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes.
4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
31
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Commack
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 24°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring40–59°
Summer63–82°
Fall47–65°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Commack has 0.9 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half commute less than 13 miles. The average commute for Commack comes to 33 minutes. Also worth knowing: only 8% of working residents stay in Commack for work; the rest commute out. Among residents locally, 4.2% live below the poverty line.
8%work in town
| Commack | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $170,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 19% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Commack8%
New York23%
Huntington16%
Smithtown11%
Islip10%
13 mi
median commute distance
15,025
jobs based in Commack
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Commack is
In Commack, 83% of adults had a checkup this year. Of 32 CDC measures, Commack beats the New York average on 20 and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 7.2% smoke cigarettes, 27% feel lonely.
| Commack | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.2% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. New York
20 better11 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Commack | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.9% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.9% | 7.7% |
St. Catherine of Siena Hospital
3.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Commack keeps 6% of its land conserved
Count the trails in 9 parks and preserves and they come to 5.8 miles. Commack’s concentration of trails stands at 0.5 miles per square mile.
6%conserved
| Commack | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
6%
conserved · 470 of 7,796 acres
5.8 mi
of trails · 0.5 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Suffolk Y Jewish Community Center | — | 26 |
| 2. Cedar Road Park | 0.2 mi | 21 |
| 3. Daniel J. Flynn Memorial Park | 0.2 mi | 17 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Commack
17pages on Commack
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Commack
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Dix Hills5.6 mi$30,250 tuitionFarmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Farmingdale9.8 mi$8,626 in-state tuitionSuffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden11.9 mi$6,630 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Commack residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Famous people from Commack
9 notable people were born in Commack.
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Samantha PrahalisAmerican basketball player · born 1990
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Brian PiesnerAmerican soccer player · born 1974
About Commack
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Commack ( KOH-mak) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Huntington and Smithtown in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York. The population was 36,536 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 131 ft
- ZIP code
- 11725
Commack’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Commack.
SmithtownDix HillsKings ParkHauppaugeHuntingtonBrentwoodIslipElwoodEast NorthportCommack
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commack | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smithtown | #76 | A | D− | — | A | A |
| Dix Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kings Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hauppauge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington | #61 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Brentwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islip | #178 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
Smithtown, Huntington and Islip report no FBI crime data of their own. Commack, Dix Hills, Kings Park, Hauppauge and Brentwood aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Commack with a neighbor →
Questions about Commack
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Commack, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Commack yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Commack, NY known for?
9 notable people were born here, including Rosie O'Donnell and Samantha Prahalis.