Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
With 298 residents, this town was settled in 1890.
72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in New Suffolk, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Of the 759 New York towns we compare, none has a higher mean commuting time than New Suffolk. New Suffolk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Coastal flooding makes up 28% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Suffolk. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
40 mi Stadium & arenaMohegan Sun Arena
30 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
32 mi State parkCamp Hero State Park
18 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
32 mi MuseumYale University Art GalleryYale 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 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain
New Suffolk is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 New Suffolk.
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 87% of U.S. communities. 48% of New Suffolk’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by coastal flooding at 28%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical household income in New Suffolk is $131,000. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Southold (30%), New York (14%) and Riverhead (9%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles.
| New Suffolk | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $131,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The share of adults in New Suffolk who binge drink: 13%. No town among the 756 in New York we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than New Suffolk. Against the New York average, New Suffolk comes out ahead on 18 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5.
| New Suffolk | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 87% | 81% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | New Suffolk | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Parks and preserves in New Suffolk: 2, covering 6 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Suffolk Waterfront | — | 4 |
| 2. New Suffolk Beach | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
None within 15 miles of New Suffolk; the nearest are
About 11 of every 100 New Suffolk residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
New Suffolk is a census-designated place (CDP) that roughly corresponds to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of Southold in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The CDP's population was 403 as of the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Suffolk has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
