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Greenport earns a D, 696th of 745 graded towns in New York, mostly because of schools. Its public schools trail 94% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. In its favor, it is among the most walkable places in the country. History is its standout character grade: an A+, better than 100% of U.S. towns. Greenport’s trail density is 2.6 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On hazard risk, just 16 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. Homes are expensive, about $947K for a typical one and 9.5 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income.
Where Greenport beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1682, comes before those of 96% of the New York towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,819 in 1870, 2,583 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 3 maps from 1904 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Greenport is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenport. Close and well known come first.
34 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
31 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
22 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
26 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
27 mi LighthouseMontauk Point Light
28 mi MuseumMystic SeaportYale 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 · Montauk Point Light: Wolfgang Wander, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mystic Seaport: Joethon, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Greenport, and how to reach them.
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 Greenport.
Greenport trades workers with Southold and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
That puts Greenport where New York’s towns sit at 5.2% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. 3.1 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Polo Grounds | — | 10 |
| 2. Mitchell Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
| 3. Widow’s Hole Preserve | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 9.5 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $947K) costs more against local pay than in 92% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. 66.2% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across New York.
Greenport’s median rent is $2,104 a month. The typical Greenport home is worth about $947,000, up 3.5% in a year, 80% above the New York typical home. 46% of households own their home in Greenport.
| Greenport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 46% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $2,104 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 97% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 105 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Adults 18 to 34 are 14% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 23% of residents (18% statewide). The median age in Greenport is 51.1 years. 37% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| Greenport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.1 years | 42.9 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 23% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.5 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Among residents 75 and older, 72% are women (NY 60%).
| Greenport | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.6% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.8% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 9.6% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 20% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.6% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 21% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 6.4% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.8% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
Greenport has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Greenport has about as many jobs (1,138) as working residents, but only 177 people both live and work here. The average commute takes 21 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Most working residents leave Greenport for work: only 17% work in town. The top destinations are Southold (44%), New York (16%) and Shelter Island (4%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Greenport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 17% | 10% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 21 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 9% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Greenport beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of Greenport adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Greenport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Greenport | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 11.6% | 7.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 7.3% | 6.1% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Greenport; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Greenport residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Coastal flooding makes up 19% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
20.1% of homes are seasonal or vacation homes, so the town is fuller in summer than its census count suggests.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
4 notable people were born in Greenport.
Village in New York, United States
Greenport is a village in New York's Suffolk County, on the North Fork of Long Island. It is located within the Town of Southold and is the only incorporated community in the town. The population was 2,197 at the 2010 census. Greenport was a major port for its area, having developed a strong fishing and whaling industry in the past, although currently there are only a handful of commercial fishing vessels operating out of the village. More recently the tourism industry has grown substantially.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
One town shares a border with Greenport.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenport | #696 | D | D− | — | D | B− |
| Greenport West | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Greenport reports no FBI crime data of its own. Greenport West isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Greenport grades D overall, better than 10% of U.S. towns and #696 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and D for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
4 notable people were born here, including Winnie Lightner and S. Wentworth Horton.
