Dix Hills, NY

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Dix Hills, New York

Introduction to Dix Hills, New York

Dix Hills, New York, in Suffolk county, is 5 miles W of Brentwood, New York and 34 miles E of New York, New York. The town is located in the Nassau - Suffolk metropolitan area. Dix Hills has a population of 26,024.

Dix Hills History

Dix Hills was originally inhabited by Native Americans. The area was named after Dick Pechagan, an Indian settler who sold the land to trustees of the Town of Huntington. At that time, the area was known as Dick's Hills. Dix Hills is a part of the Town of Huntington, which was incorporated on November 30, 1666.

Dix Hills and nearby Attractions

Cold Spring Harbor Fish Hatchery & Aquarium
Belmont Lake State Park
Adventureland Amusement Park
Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary
Maritime Aquarium at Norwalk
Northport Historical Museum

Things To Do In Dix Hills

You can visit the Dix Hills Park and the Caledonia Park during your leisure hours in Dix Hills. The Suffolk County Vanderbilt Museum, the Heckscher Museum of Art, the American Airpower Museum and the Cold Spring Harbor Whaling Museum are also worth paying a visit to. Golfers can enjoy the facilities offered by the Dix Hills Park Golf Course and Heartland Golf Park. Family day trips can be enjoyed at the Theodore Roosevelt Sanctuary and Adventureland Amusement Park.

Dix Hills Transportation

Air transportation is available from the Republic Airport.

Dix Hills Higher Education

Five Towns College is the local college. Suffolk County Community College - Western Campus and SUNY College of Technology at Farmingdale are also close to the town.

High Points

Dix Hills strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 1%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 5%
College Educated Adults (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 9%

Comparative Profile of Dix Hills, NY

Comparing Dix Hills to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Age of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Children Under 5 Years Old
Well-Paid Single Men
Racial Diversity
Senior Citizens
Female Share of the Population

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People in Middle Class or Better
People Above Poverty
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Working at Home
Public Transportation Use
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Housing Recently Built
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Affordability of Rents
People Living Alone
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Affordability of Property Taxes

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Category	Value
Near Medium City	5 miles W of Brentwood, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	34 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
Standard Zip Codes	11746
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.805
Longitude	-73.336

Station	ISLIP LI MACARTHUR AP
Distance	12.4 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 58 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	46.5 inches

Station	WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK
Distance	13.7 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	40 to 55 F
Jul Temp	67 to 81 F
Oct Temp	47 to 62 F
Annual Precip	42.9 inches

Station	STAMFORD 5 N
Distance	24.3 miles
Jan Temp	19 to 38 F
Apr Temp	38 to 62 F
Jul Temp	62 to 85 F
Oct Temp	42 to 65 F
Annual Precip	52.7 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	26,024	100%
Male	12,894	49.5%
Female	13,130	50.5%
Under 18	7,405	28.5%
18+	18,619	71.5%
65+	2,637	10.1%
Median Age	39
Average Family Size	3.39
White	22,566	86.7%
African-American	846	3.3%
Asian	1,916	7.4%
American Indian & Alaskan	14	0.1%
Other	218	0.8%
Mixed Race	460	1.8%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	995	3.8%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	27.9%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	21.3%
Irish	9.8%
Russian	7.2%
German	6.8%
US/American	4.6%
Polish	4.5%
English	2%
Greek	2%
European	1.4%
Hungarian	1.2%
Eastern European	1.1%
Haitian	1%
Austrian	0.8%
Romanian	0.7%
Swedish	0.7%
French (except Basque)	0.5%
Iranian	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Ukrainian	0.4%
Dutch	0.4%
Norwegian	0.4%
Jamaican	0.3%
Armenian	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
British	0.3%
Egyptian	0.3%
Lithuanian	0.2%
Israeli	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
Portuguese	0.2%
Slavic	0.2%
Czech	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Dix Hills	26,024	$108,081
Commack	36,367	$88,406
Deer Park	28,316	$67,128
Elwood	10,916	$94,404
South Huntington	9,465	$84,828
Wheatley Heights	5,013	$79,745
Wyandanch	10,546	$41,857

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