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TerryvilleNY

A town of 10,794, settled in 1888.

Is Terryville a good place to live?

Terryville’s median rent is $2,265 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. We don’t grade Terryville yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Terryville for work

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

35% → Brookhaven Brookhaven 35% 17% → New York New York 17% 13% → Islip Islip 13% 7% → Smithtown Smithtown 7% 5% → Huntington Huntington 5% 4% → Oyster Bay Oyster Bay 4% Terryville · 5% stay
2,787jobs based in Terryville
5%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Nearby attractions

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and 88 more within 40 miles

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

All 549 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Pelham Bay Park: Peter Romano, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Terryville: who provides what

Terryville 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 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
SchoolsBrookhaven-Comsewogue 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 code1177611776 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 Terryville.

Work & commute

Most of Terryville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.5 jobs for each of them

Most working residents leave Terryville for work: only 5% work in town. Terryville’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). Terryville’s median household income is $110,000.

5%work in town
TerryvilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work31 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Work from home4.3%12%11%
Median household income$110,000$82,000$80,000
Working residents who work in town4.8%10%8%

Where working residents work

In Terryville5%
Brookhaven35%
New York17%
Islip13%
Smithtown7%
13 mi
median commute distance
2,787
jobs based in Terryville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Terryville has four seasons and pleasant summers

Terryville has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, 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°
Fall46–64°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Low risk in Terryville, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 13 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Terryville.

34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
34Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
13
paid flood claims since 1979

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Terryville is

Terryville beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of Terryville adults have been diagnosed with depression.

TerryvilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Depression (CDC PLACES)17%21%23%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)29%33%35%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)10%13%14%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)31%34%35%
32 measures vs. New York
8 better23 too close to call1 worse
What stands outTerryvilleNY
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth8.5%12.8%
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off6%8.2%
More adults who have had cancer8.8%7.7%
St. Charles Hospital
2.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

Terryville has set aside 4.7% of its land for conservation

0.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The trail density in Terryville is 0.1 miles per square mile.

4.7%conserved
TerryvilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.1 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land4.7%5.2%4.3%
4.7%
conserved · 95 of 2,008 acres
0.4 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Yale Street Park0.1 mi2
2. Block Boulevard Park0.1 mi2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

Homes in Terryville sell for about $617K

The median sale price was $617,000 in May 2026.

$617Kmedian sale price
Market temperature
BalancedA balanced marketBuyer’sSeller’s
25
days on market
98.3%
sale-to-list price
6
homes sold in May

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Terryville

16pages on Terryville
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Terryville

About Terryville

Census-designated place in New York, United States

Terryville is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Terryville had a population of 11,472.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
3.2 sq mi

Terryville’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Terryville.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownNY rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Terryville——————
Selden——————
Coram——————
Centereach——————
Mount Sinai——————
Port Jefferson Station——————

Terryville, Selden, Coram, Centereach, Mount Sinai and Port Jefferson Station aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Terryville with a neighbor →

Questions about Terryville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Terryville, NY a good place to live?

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