Goldsmith's Inlet windmill, 1872
Cutchogue’s story
212 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1872.
- 1814Cutchogue is settled
CutchogueNY
3 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
Population
2,835
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$1.25M
+4.1% in a year
Household income
$143K
median
Median age
56.9
years
Jobs based here
1,066
A commuter town
Is Cutchogue a good place to live?
Only 7 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher median age than Cutchogue. We don’t grade Cutchogue yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Cutchogue stand out
Where Cutchogue beats most towns.
By the sea
Cutchogue lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 19% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
19%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
98thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
12paid flood-insurance claims since 2012
81stpercentile for hurricane risk
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 124 attractions →Yale Bowl and 49 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cutchogue. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
39 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
28 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
32 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
30 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
18 mi LandmarkCalverton National CemeterySources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mohegan Sun Arena: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Camp Hero State Park: Transpoman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Cutchogue: who provides what
Cutchogue 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 providers90% 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 codes11935, 1195211935 98% · 11952 2%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 Cutchogue.
Housing
A typical Cutchogue home is worth about $1.25M
The typical Cutchogue home is worth about $1,246,000, up 4.1% in a year, more than twice the New York typical home.
$1.25MZillow home value
| Cutchogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,120 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Cutchogue$1.25M
New York$525K
+4.1%
value change, 1 year
4
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Cutchogue
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 2012, 12 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Cutchogue.
10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding
12
paid flood claims since 2012
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
About one in three of Cutchogue’s working residents commute to Southold
Most working residents leave Cutchogue for work: only 9% work in town. At $143,000, Cutchogue’s median household income is where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. The average trip to work in Cutchogue is 31 minutes.
9%work in town
| Cutchogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $143,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Cutchogue9%
Southold33%
New York16%
Brookhaven7%
Riverhead6%
28 mi
median commute distance
1,066
jobs based in Cutchogue
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Cutchogue
Cutchogue has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
27″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring39–57°
Summer63–79°
Fall47–64°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 19
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Fewer of Cutchogue’s adults feel lonely than in the typical New York or U.S. town
26% of adults feel lonely in Cutchogue. Cutchogue beats the New York average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 13% of adults report frequent mental distress in Cutchogue.
| Cutchogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
17 better10 too close to call5 worse
| What stands out | Cutchogue | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 7.4% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.9% | 7.7% |
Peconic Bay Medical Center
10.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Conserved land covers 3.5% of Cutchogue
1.2 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Cutchogue’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
3.5%conserved
| Cutchogue | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
3.5%
conserved · 244 of 6,965 acres
1.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Dave Allison Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cutchogue
17pages on Cutchogue
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cutchogue; the nearest are
Mitchell CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · New London, CT29.4 mi$40,490 tuitionUniversity of Connecticut-Avery PointUniversity or college · Public · Groton, CT29.9 mi$18,140 in-state tuitionSuffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden32 mi$6,630 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Cutchogue residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
91% of working residents leave Cutchogue for work
Where Cutchogue’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,066jobs based in Cutchogue
9%of working residents work in town
28 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cutchogue
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Cutchogue ( KUTCH-og) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Suffolk County, New York, United States, on the North Fork of Long Island's East End. As of the 2020 census, Cutchogue had a population of 3,437. The Cutchogue CDP roughly represents the area of the Cutchogue hamlet in the town of Southold.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
- ZIP code
- 11935
Cutchogue’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Cutchogue.
PeconicMattituckNew SuffolkCutchogue
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cutchogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peconic | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mattituck | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Suffolk | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cutchogue, Peconic, Mattituck and New Suffolk aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Cutchogue with a neighbor →
Questions about Cutchogue
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cutchogue, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Cutchogue yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Cutchogue, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Douglas Moore and John Wickham.