Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Northport is one of the best-graded places in America: an A+, ranked 21st of 745 in New York. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 97% of the country, the median household earns $147K, and it reports less crime per resident than 90% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: the typical home is worth about $999K, 10.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. History is its standout character grade: an A, better than 92% of U.S. towns. 66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Northport, above both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On hazard risk, just 67 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. Northport's schools outperform 85% of the state's.
Where Northport beats most towns.
Its founding year, 1656, comes before those of 97% of the New York towns we grade with a known year.
Census counts: 1,060 in 1870, 7,347 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Northport is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for health (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Northport. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw35 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw33 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw31 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumCentral Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Northport, 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 Northport.
Northport has less food insecurity than most of New York and trades workers with Huntington and other neighbors, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
At 10.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $999K) costs more against local pay than in 93% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Northport’s median rent is $2,209 a month. Typical home values rose 5.2% in the year to September 2026. 86% of households own their home in Northport.
| Northport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,209 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 86% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 6.3% of its 6,059 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
25% of Northport adults feel lonely. Northport beats the New York average on 21 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 12% of Northport adults report frequent mental distress.
| Northport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Northport | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.1% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.9 miles of trail in 6 parks and preserves. The trail density in Northport is 0.8 miles per square mile. The biggest park or preserve is Steer's Park, at 25 acres.
| Northport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Steer's Park | 0.8 mi | 25 |
| 2. Steer's Beach | 0.2 mi | 8 |
| 3. Northport Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Reported crimes fell from 58 to 28 over the last three FBI years, a drop beyond ordinary year-to-year swings. Violent crime is rare: 0 reported in 2025, 0 per 1,000 residents.
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 94% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 57 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Northport.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Northport has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 25° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Northport has about as many jobs (3,187) as working residents, but only 276 people both live and work here.
Most working residents leave Northport for work: only 8% work in town. The top destinations are Huntington (26%), New York (25%) and Oyster Bay (8%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Northport | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $147,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 18% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
7 within 15 miles of the center of Northport
About 2 of every 100 Northport residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
9 notable people were born in Northport.
Village in New York, United States
Northport is a village in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 7,336 at the time of the 2025 census. Initially designated Great Cow Harbour by 17th-century English colonists, the area was officially renamed Northport in 1837. In 1894, in an effort to localize governance, the community was incorporated as a village. The Incorporated Village of Northport is known for its Victorian-era village center, still bearing trolley rails from a long-discontinued streetcar line which transported village residents to the Long Island Rail Road station in East Northport. The village Main Street runs from the Village Green a…
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4 towns share a border with Northport.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northport | #21 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
| East Northport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Fort Salonga | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Centerport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asharoken | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Northport, Fort Salonga, Centerport and Asharoken aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Northport with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Northport grades A+ overall, better than 98% of U.S. towns and #21 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and A 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−.
9 notable people were born here, including Patti LuPone and Craig Ricci Shaynak.
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