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Moving to Smithtown, NY
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About Smithtown
Smithtown is a North Shore town in northwestern Suffolk County (2022 Census Bureau estimate: 115,768 residents, per Wikipedia); the town's official site dates its founding to 1665. Its three incorporated villages are the Village of the Branch, Head of the Harbor, and Nissequogue (per the town's official site).
Home prices in Smithtown
Home prices in Smithtown vary by neighborhood and property type.
Top places in Smithtown
- Sunken Meadow State Park — 3 miles of Long Island Sound beach, a boardwalk, and a 27-hole golf course (shown in the Commons photos below).
- Caleb Smith State Park Preserve — nature preserve anchored by the 1751 Caleb Smith House (shown in the Commons photo below).
- Blydenburgh County Park Historic District — the New Mill (1798), Miller House, and Weld Farmhouse (shown in the Commons photo below).
- The Nissequogue River — paddling, fishing, and preserve lands.
- Whisper the Bull — the bronze statue of founder Richard Smith's bull in downtown Smithtown.
- Long Beach and Short Beach — town beaches on the Sound.
Commuting from Smithtown
- Smithtown station on the LIRR Port Jefferson Branch; approximately 86 minutes direct to Penn Station, with limited direct service and transfers on some trips (read September 24, 2026).
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Smithtown station on the LIRR Port Jefferson Branch; approximately 86 minutes direct to Penn Station, with limited direct service and transfers on some trips (read September 24, 2026).
Town links
Town government
Schools
Transit
Official town resources. School report cards via the New York State Education Department.