Moving to Patterson, NY

About Patterson

Patterson is a rural town in northern Putnam County on the Harlem Line, centered on the hamlet of Patterson (the town seat, with Town Hall) and the lake community of Putnam Lake. It retains a small-town, agricultural-edge character with its own Metro-North station — unusual for a town this far north.

Home prices in Patterson

The median listing price in Patterson is $532,000.

Top places in Patterson

• Downtown Patterson (NY 311) — the hamlet's small-town main corridor (shown in the Commons photo below).
• Patterson Metro-North station area (Front and First Streets) — historic railroad hamlet core (shown in the Commons photo below).
• Patterson Town Hall — town seat civic building (shown in the Commons photo below).
• Patterson Veterans Memorial Park — town park and memorial grounds.
• Patterson Recreation Center — town recreation programming.
• Patterson Historical Society — local history collections.
• Putnam Lake — lake community in the town's northeast.

Commuting from Patterson

• Patterson station — Metro-North Harlem Line, the northernmost station in Putnam County (first/last in Zone 8 fare zone).
• Direct train to Grand Central: approximately 1h39m–1h42m (Rome2Rio: 1h39m, read September 25, 2026; station history page cites ~1h42m for the 60.2-mile run).
• Service pattern: roughly every 30 minutes at rush hour, less frequent (about every two hours) off-peak — verify against the current MTA timetable before promising a commute.
• Approximate drive to Midtown Manhattan: ~1h20m–1h30m (Rome2Rio: ~1h23m driving Patterson to Grand Central Terminal; read September 25, 2026).

Patterson FAQs

• What is the housing market like in Patterson, NY?
  The median listing price in Patterson is $532,000. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 25, 2026
• How is the commute from Patterson, NY?
  Patterson station — Metro-North Harlem Line, the northernmost station in Putnam County (first/last in Zone 8 fare zone).

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