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Overview
Located on the North Shore of Long Island, Smithtown and Stony Brook, Smithtown, NY offers easy access to the LIE , other major highways and roads as well as a peaceful rural living circumstance. This is only the beginning to the great advantages of being commuting distance to one of the greatest cities on earth. Smithtown offers beautiful beaches and other great natural elements including the Nissoquogue River. Smithtown also borders other great areas that incorporate top notch restaurants and great shopping.
The median family income in Smithtown is about $87,000 – almost twice the national average – and our house values appreciate faster than many other places in the state of New York.
Transportation
Smithtown is considered part of the metropolitan New York area. It’s a comfortable 90 minute commute (41 miles) to NYC by Long Island, Smithtown and Stony Brook Railroad or a 60 minute drive on the I-495 by car. Bridgeport, CT, is also commutable from here. Ferries leave from Port Jefferson (about 25 minutes northeast of Smithtown) and arrive in Bridgeport in 75 minutes.
Air travel is greatly simplified by having MacArthur Airport in Ronkonkoma, about 20 minutes southeast of Smithtown. Several major airlines provide service to MacArthur, including Continental, Delta, Southwest and US Air. In addition to local hops, they offer non-stop service to Chicago, Boston, Atlanta, Baltimore and Tampa.
La Guardia International Airport is about an hour away, and you can be at Kennedy International in about ninety minutes.
Brief History
Smithtown was named after Richard "Bull" Smith (or Smythe). Legend has it that the local Native Americans told Smith he could claim all the land he could ride in one day on a bull. Smith, who had been banished from Southhampton, jumped at the chance. He rode his bull, “Whisper”, and the acreage he covered is basically the core of Smithtown.
The area was largely settled by Italian, Irish and German immigrants. Today the population of Smithtown is about 120,000.
