Baiting HollowNY
Today 2,614 people live in this town, first settled in 1838.
Is Baiting Hollow a good place to live?
35% of residents are 65 or older in Baiting Hollow, where New York’s towns sit at 20% and U.S. towns at 18%. Baiting Hollow’s trail density is 2.0 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is Baiting Hollow Tidal Wetlands Area, at 76 acres. We don’t grade Baiting Hollow yet; the figures below are still real.
Baiting Hollow has grown 68% from 2010 to 2020
1,642 counted in 2010 and 2,763 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Baiting Hollow: who provides what
Baiting Hollow is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Baiting Hollow.
The FEMA risk score in Baiting Hollow is lower than in most of New York or the rest of the country
Since 1991, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Baiting Hollow. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 48% come from inland flooding and 28% from hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 98% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Baiting Hollow, the median age runs higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
New York has two in five adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 42%. The share of residents in Baiting Hollow who are under 18: 13%.
| Baiting Hollow | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 13% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 32% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.6 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Baiting Hollow | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 3.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.3% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.6% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 23.3% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.2% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 16.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,600, single groups can be off by several points
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Baiting Hollow work out of town
Employers in Baiting Hollow added 47 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 515. For most workers, Baiting Hollow is a place to come home to: only 2% work in town. Among residents in the town, 2.6% live below the poverty line. The top destinations are Riverhead (22%), New York (14%) and Brookhaven (13%).
| Baiting Hollow | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $109,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.4% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Zillow puts the typical Baiting Hollow home at about $639K
On the market in Baiting Hollow: a median 31 days to sell. Typical home values rose 4.3% in the year to September 2026. Also worth knowing: the town’s median rent stands at $1,827 a month.
| Baiting Hollow | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,827 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Baiting Hollow
A winter brings about 32 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Baiting Hollow is
For adults in Baiting Hollow, the share who binge drink is 16%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Baiting Hollow beats New York on 10 and trails on 6. Two figures for adults in the town: 83% had a checkup this year, 15% report frequent mental distress.
| Baiting Hollow | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 83% | 81% | 79% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Baiting Hollow | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.2% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 3.6% of Baiting Hollow
15 miles of trail wind through 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Baiting Hollow Tidal Wetlands Area | 0.6 mi | 76 |
| 2. Sound Avenue Nature Preserve | 0.6 mi | 14 |
| 3. Wildwood State Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Yale Bowl and 52 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baiting Hollow. Close and well known come first.
27 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
4 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
39 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year
36 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
8 mi Park & preserveLong Island Central Pine Barrens
26 mi MuseumYale University Art GalleryPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Long Island Central Pine Barrens: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain
Everything we know about Baiting Hollow
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Baiting Hollow; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Baiting Hollow residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
98% of working residents leave Baiting Hollow for work
Where Baiting Hollow’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Baiting Hollow
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Baiting Hollow is a census-designated place (CDP) roughly corresponding to the hamlet by the same name in the Town of Riverhead in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Baiting Hollow had a population of 2,763.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 105 ft
Baiting Hollow’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Baiting Hollow.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baiting Hollow | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Calverton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wading River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Baiting Hollow, Calverton and Wading River aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Baiting Hollow with a neighbor →
Questions about Baiting Hollow
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Baiting Hollow, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Baiting Hollow yet; the figures below are still real.