Ronkonkoma, 1915
Ronkonkoma’s story
Ronkonkoma in pictures
Census counts: 20,029 in 2000, 18,955 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1915 and 3 maps from 1902 on.
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RonkonkomaNY
It is a town of 18,709 residents in New York.
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Photo: User:DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
18,709
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$651K
+6.1% in a year
Household income
$122K
median
Median age
38.2
years
Jobs based here
14,114
Balanced
Is Ronkonkoma a good place to live?
Ronkonkoma’s going rate for rent is $2,345 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,101 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Connetquot River State Park Preserve, at 312 acres with 4.7 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Ronkonkoma yet; the figures below are still real.
Nearby attractions
All 549 attractions →Citi Field and 106 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Ronkonkoma. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad Park
38 mi City parkFlushing Meadows–Corona Park
25 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
38 mi LandmarkUnisphere
40 mi Zoo & aquariumBronx ZooSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park: Flapane, Public domain · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Unisphere: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Bronx Zoo: Stavenn, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Ronkonkoma: who provides what
Ronkonkoma 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 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code1177911779 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 Ronkonkoma.
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: very low risk in Ronkonkoma, mostly inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 88% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 64% of Ronkonkoma’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to hurricanes. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1979: 31.
12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
31
paid flood claims since 1979
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Housing
A typical Ronkonkoma home is worth about $651K
Values rose 6.1% in the 12 months to September 2026. Among households in Ronkonkoma, 82% are owner-occupiers. Bidding over the asking price: 72% of homes sold in the town.
$651KZillow home value
Typical home value
Ronkonkoma$651K
New York$525K
Market temperature
30
days on market
103.5%
sale-to-list price
+6.1%
value change, 1 year
16
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Ronkonkoma’s year
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 23° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–42°
Spring40–59°
Summer63–81°
Fall46–65°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+2.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
A job hub: Ronkonkoma has 1.5 jobs for every working resident and draws in 13,741 commuters
Jobs in Ronkonkoma fell by 901 from 2013 to 2023, to 14,114. Just 4% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. In Ronkonkoma, the mean commuting time is 32 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 11 miles.
4%work in town
| Ronkonkoma | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 32 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $122,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 8.1% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Ronkonkoma4%
Islip26%
New York19%
Brookhaven15%
Smithtown10%
11 mi
median commute distance
14,114
jobs based in Ronkonkoma
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Ronkonkoma is
The share of adults in Ronkonkoma who sleep under 7 hours: 39%. 30% of adults in the town have high blood pressure; 12% report frequent physical distress.
| Ronkonkoma | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
15 better17 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Ronkonkoma | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 12.8% |
St. Catherine of Siena Hospital
6.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
A younger population than New York as a whole
New York has two in five adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 34%. People 65 and older are 14% of residents (18% statewide). For Ronkonkoma, the age of the median resident is 38.2 years.
38.2median age · NY 39.8
| Ronkonkoma | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 38.2 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 32% | 29% |
RonkonkomaNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
14%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma7%
High school32%
Some college18%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s18%
Graduate15%
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±1.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Ronkonkoma | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.8% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.3% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.6% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.5% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 9.9% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.4% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 15.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Outdoors
Protected land: 7.1% of Ronkonkoma
The trail density in Ronkonkoma is 0.7 miles per square mile. 5.6 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 330 acres.
7.1%conserved
| Ronkonkoma | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
7.1%
conserved · 379 of 5,369 acres
5.6 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Connetquot River State Park Preserve | 4.7 mi | 312 |
| 2. Ronkonkoma Beach | — | 15 |
| 3. Lt. Michael P. Murphy Memorial Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Ronkonkoma
17pages on Ronkonkoma
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Ronkonkoma
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden4.8 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook7.7 mi$10,931 in-state tuitionFive Towns CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Dix Hills12.8 mi$30,250 tuition
About 7 of every 100 Ronkonkoma residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Famous people from Ronkonkoma
5 notable people were born in Ronkonkoma.
About Ronkonkoma
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Ronkonkoma ( ron-KONG-kə-mə) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 18,955 at the time of the 2020 census. The Ronkonkoma post office has the ZIP Code 11779 and serves the CDP along with portions of several adjacent hamlets and CDPs. The hamlet is also home to Long Island MacArthur Airport, which is owned and operated by the Town of Islip. The New York Air Route Traffic Control Center is located at the airport.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 8.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 112 ft
- ZIP code
- 11779
Ronkonkoma’s neighbors
9 towns share a border with Ronkonkoma.
IslipLake RonkonkomaIslandiaBrookhavenBohemiaSmithtownHolbrookHauppaugeCentral IslipRonkonkoma
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ronkonkoma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islip | #178 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| Lake Ronkonkoma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islandia | #478 | C+ | D− | — | C | A− |
| Brookhaven | #295 | B | D− | — | B | A− |
| Bohemia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Smithtown | #76 | A | D− | — | A | A |
| Holbrook | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Islip, Islandia, Brookhaven and Smithtown report no FBI crime data of their own. Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma, Bohemia and Holbrook aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Ronkonkoma with a neighbor →
Questions about Ronkonkoma
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ronkonkoma, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Ronkonkoma yet; the figures below are still real.