Only 7 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher midpoint 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.

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History

Settled in 1814

A long history

A history going back 212 years.

Goldsmith's Inlet windmill, 1872

Cutchogue’s story

212 years in pictures

Census counts: 2,849 in 2000, 3,437 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1872 and 3 maps from 1904 on.

1814Cutchogue is settled

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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

The data

Ordered by what stands out in Cutchogue.

Housing

A typical Cutchogue home is worth about $1.25M

$1.25MZillow home value

93% of Cutchogue households own their home. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.1%. Also worth knowing: the town’s median rent comes in at $2,120 a month.

	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

homes sold in September

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.1% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 8.7 years of income Rents$2,120 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors3 bordering towns

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: very low risk in Cutchogue, mostly inland flooding

10risk score of 100

On expected storm and flood damage, Cutchogue sits below 90% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 47% come from inland flooding and 24% from hurricanes. The national flood insurance program has paid 12 claims in the town since 2012.

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesCoastal flooding

paid flood claims since 2012

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claimsSince 2012 Past disasters28 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready3.5 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

About one in three of Cutchogue’s working residents commute to Southold

9%work in town

6.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Cutchogue. Most people who work leave Cutchogue to do it: just 9% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 109, to 1,066. The median household income here is $143,000.

	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

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The jobs here1,066 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work9% work in Cutchogue Commute times31 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 28 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

The climate in Cutchogue brings four seasons and pleasant summers

27″snow a winter

For Cutchogue, the typical July afternoon high is 82°F.

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

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A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 24°Rain & snow27″ of snow a winter · 45 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.0° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than 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

Among adults in Cutchogue, 16% have been diagnosed with depression and 13% report frequent mental distress. The town beats the New York average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. The share of adults in Cutchogue who report frequent physical distress: 12%.

	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

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Everyday habitsFewer smokers Hospitals & doctors nearby10.6 miles to an ER · Peconic Bay Medical Center How adults are doingFewer adults lacking emotional support Every CDC estimateBetter than NY on 17 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Conserved land covers 3.5% of Cutchogue

3.5%conserved

Across 1 park or preserve: 1.2 miles of trail. The trail network density for Cutchogue comes to 0.1 miles per square mile.

	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

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Trail map1.2 miles of trail, mapped Pick a walk1 acres · Dave Allison Park Conserved land3.5% conserved · 244 acres protected Questions“Where can I hike in Cutchogue?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cutchogue

17pages on Cutchogue

The big questions

HealthBetter than NY on 17 of 32 CDC measures Cost of living$1.25M typical home · up 4.1% in a year Work & commute$143K median household income · 1,066 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 10% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

Outdoors1 mi of trails · 4% conserved land PlacesAttractions124 nearby · Sag Harbor Whaling Museum 10 mi LibraryCutchogue New Suffolk Free Library Colleges

The story

HistorySettled 1814 Famous people2 born in Cutchogue Climate82° summer highs · 27″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 11935 Town SquareNeighbors

Nearby 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.

All 124 attractions →

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 Cemetery

Sources: 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

SchoolsMattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES

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.gov

Who 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.

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

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 tuition University of Connecticut-Avery PointUniversity or college · Public · Groton, CT29.9 mi$18,140 in-state tuition Suffolk 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.

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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.

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