Moriches’ typical rent is $2,347 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Only 2 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Moriches. Moriches’ concentration of trails is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). We don’t grade Moriches yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

99% of working residents leave Moriches for work

Where Moriches’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

469jobs based in Moriches

1%of working residents work in town

20 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

Yale Bowl and 53 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moriches. Close and well known come first.

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36 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl

35 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year

3 mi Park & preserveLong Island Central Pine Barrens

8 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery

39 mi State parkJones Beach State Park

2 mi National SeashoreFire Island National Seashore306K visitors a year

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 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Long Island Central Pine Barrens: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fire Island National Seashore: US National Park Service, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Moriches: who provides what

Moriches 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 providers93% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC

Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here

SchoolsWilliam Floyd 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 code1195511955 100%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 Moriches.

Natural hazards

Top of a very low hazard risk in Moriches: inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Moriches sits below just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally. FEMA puts 67% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 13% to hurricanes.

18risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes

paid flood claims since 2011

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What it facesVery low risk Flood claims8 paid flood claims · Since 2011 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

Moriches has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work

Among residents in Moriches, 25% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Brookhaven (29%), New York (16%) and Islip (13%). Half of commuters travel less than 20 miles.

1%work in town

	Moriches	New York towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	25%	9.5%	9.6%
Average trip to work	29 minutes	25 minutes	25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Moriches1%

Brookhaven29%

New York16%

Islip13%

Southampton7%

20 mi

median commute distance

469

jobs based in Moriches

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

Full pageMoriches’ work & commute pageOpen the page

The jobs here469 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work1% work in Moriches Commute times29 minutes · The average commute How far they goHalf commute less than 20 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Housing

The typical home in Moriches: about $643K

Over the 12 months to September 2026, the typical home gained 4.5% in value. In Moriches, nearly half of households are owner-occupiers.

$643KZillow home value

Typical home value

Moriches$643K

New York$525K

+4.5%

value change, 1 year

homes sold in September

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Prices over the yearsUp 4.5% in a year Years of income to buyA typical home costs 8.2 years of income Rents$2,347 a month · Median rent Vs. the neighbors3 bordering towns

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Climate

The climate in Moriches brings four seasons and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 82° in July, and January nights bottom out around 24°; snowfall runs to about 32 inches a winter. Moriches has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.

32″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–42°

Spring40–57°

Summer63–80°

Fall48–64°

Oct 28

typical first frost

Apr 18

typical last frost

+2.2°

vs. the 20th-century average

Full pageMoriches’ climate pageOpen the page

A year of weatherJuly highs 82°, January lows 24°Rain & snow32″ of snow a winter · 46 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+2.2° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Moriches is

For adults in Moriches, the share who smoke cigarettes is 11%. This New York town beats the New York average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. Two figures for adults in the town: 29% feel lonely, 83% had a checkup this year.