Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 1,764, settled in 1927.
The best of Village of the Branch’s subject grades are an A+ for incomes and an A for health and schools; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Village of the Branch’s median household income is $174,000, above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Only 6 of New York’s 1,216 towns score higher on incomes. Village of the Branch is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 84% of U.S. towns. Village of the Branch’s trail density is 1.6 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. On history, just 21 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. The biggest park or preserve is Millers Pond County Park, at 56 acres. Village of the Branch has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Village of the Branch beats most towns.
Where Village of the Branch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Village of the Branch is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 114 in 1930, 1,735 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1902 and 6 maps from 1902 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Village of the Branch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad Park
Big draw39 mi MuseumThe Cloisters
35 mi GardenFlushing Meadows–Corona Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial ColiseumYankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park: Flapane, Public domain · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Village of the Branch, 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 Village of the Branch.
Village of the Branch beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 27% of Village of the Branch adults feel lonely.
| Village of the Branch | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Village of the Branch | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.3% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
1.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Village of the Branch. Since 2013, Village of the Branch has lost 354 jobs, to 2,837 in 2023. Village of the Branch’s average trip to work is 35 minutes.
| Village of the Branch | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 1.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Village of the Branch has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 24° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Millers Pond County Park | 0.5 mi | 56 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among 759 New York towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Village of the Branch.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
4 within 15 miles of the center of Village of the Branch
About 10 of every 100 Village of the Branch residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Village of the Branch (also known as Branch Village, The Branch, or simply Branch) is a village in the Town of Smithtown in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Smithtown area, which is anchored by Smithtown. The population was 1,735 at the time of the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Village of the Branch.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Village of the Branch | — | — | D | — | A | A |
| St. James | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nesconset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Village of the Branch has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Village of the Branch reports no FBI crime data of its own. St. James and Nesconset aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Village of the Branch with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $706,000, 34% above the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
