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    Moving to Commack, NY

    Is Commack a good place to live?

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    Commack ranks #1 of 66 New York cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (78/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population grew 1.6% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $647,000
    +3.3% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $2,396
    per month
    Household income
    $170,375
    median
    Unemployment
    4.2%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Commack

    The median home value in Commack is $647,000 and median rent is $2,396 a month, against a median household income of $170,375. Homes cost about 3.8× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Commack crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across New York the 2025 rate was 368 violent and 1,567 property crimes per 100,000 people — #18 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Commack, NY

    Commack has about 36,353 residents, 4.2% unemployment and 31% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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