Fact text

  • The St. James General Store is said to be the oldest continuously operating general store in the entire United States.
  • In the early 1900s, St. James was a celebrity summer hotspot, Buster Keaton, the Barrymores, and Irving Berlin all vacationed here.
  • A St. James resident named Wilton Decker invented the electronic piano, so blame him next time a keyboard solo goes on too long.
  • Pro wrestling legend Mick Foley and Dream Theater guitar god John Petrucci both grew up in this quiet Long Island hamlet.
  • St. James's train station, built in 1873, is the second-oldest still standing on the entire Long Island Rail Road.
Your
St. James
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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13533
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Total Population
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$
122542
Median Income
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$
479200
Median Home
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21
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
St. James
ranks for retirees?
49
/ 100

A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.

Tax
8
Affordability
46
Healthcare
89
Climate
57

Results

St. James

Suitability Breakdown

Retirement tax planning
01 - Taxes

Retirement Tax Treatment

Tax
8

New York does not tax Social Security benefits, though retirees should factor in the state income tax on other retirement income sources.

State sales tax here runs about

4

%.

Source · Tax Foundation
8
4
Retirement tax planning
02 - Income

Annuity Rates Available Here

Affordability
46

Fixed annuity rates reach up to

5

% on 5-year terms, with most landing between

4

% and

5

%.

Source · Cannex
46
Retirement tax planning
03 - Healthcare

Hospital Access & Quality

Healthcare
89

The area has

9

Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a

4

/5 CMS quality rating.

Source · CMS Hospital Compare
4
Retirement tax planning
04 - Climate

Weather & Comfort

Climate
57

A

Temperate

climate — summers peak near

83

°F, winters dip to about

26

°F, with roughly

″ of snow a year.

Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Temperate
Retirement tax planning
05 - Risk

Natural Disaster Risk

Risk
Relatively High

FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.

Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively High

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