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Montauk, New York, in Suffolk county, is 53 miles SW of Warwick, Rhode Island (center to center) and 102 miles SW of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is part of the Nassau - Suffolk metropolitan statistical area (MSA). About 3,851 people people live in Montauk.
In Montauk, about 49% of adults are married.
Montauk is a good place to find men, since there are so many of them in the town.
In 2000, Montauk had a median family income of $50,493. It turns out that people in Montauk tend to be educated, and a lot of them are college grads.
In 2004, John Kerry garnered more political contributions ($1,250) in Montauk than did the other Presidential candidates. The Democratic party was the top fund-raiser among political parties in the town.
Of the houses, apartments, etc. in Montauk, about 66% are lived in by their owners, not renters. It's not uncommon for visitors to rent vacation houses in the town. Notably, housing in Montauk tends to be newer than in most towns. Renting one (or even zero) bedroom apartments is pretty common in the town.
In Montauk, 84% of commuters drive to work. In Montauk, people like to walk or ride bicycles.
Montauk strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):
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| Walking and Biking to Work (vs. Peers) | Top 4% |  |
| Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers) | Top 5% | |
| Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers) | Top 11% | |
| College Educated Adults (vs. Peers) | Top 15% | |
| Racial Diversity (vs. Peers) | Top 17% | |
Comparing Montauk to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):
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