Barnum IslandNY
A town of 2,302.
Is Barnum Island a good place to live?
We don’t grade Barnum Island yet; the figures below are still real.
Barnum Island lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 40% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Madison Square Garden and 506 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barnum Island. Close and well known come first.
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw21 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw20 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw27 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife StadiumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to Barnum Island: who provides what
Barnum Island is unincorporated, so Nassau 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 Barnum Island.
The climate in Barnum Island brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Barnum Island’s July high stands at 84°F, above New York’s towns (81°F) and close to U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
In Barnum Island, the average trip to work runs longer than in the typical New York or U.S. town
4.2% of working residents work locally in Barnum Island, below both the New York town median (10%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). The middle household income for Barnum Island comes to $116,000. The median commute is under 13 miles. In Barnum Island, 4.3% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Barnum Island | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 53 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $116,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.2% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Barnum Island is
12% of Barnum Island adults report frequent physical distress. Against the New York average, Barnum Island comes out ahead on 14 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% report frequent mental distress, 9% smoke cigarettes.
| Barnum Island | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Barnum Island | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical New York spread of ages in Barnum Island
The share of residents in Barnum Island who are under 18: 18%. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the New York average. The town’s median age stands at 50.8 years. Four-year graduates: 43% of adults 25 and older here, 40% across New York.
| Barnum Island | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 50.8 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 43% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.3 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Barnum Island | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.4% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 6% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 16% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 5.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 23.8% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 12.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.1% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 23% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 12.1% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 13.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 29.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 13.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,300, single groups can be off by several points
Natural hazards: moderate risk in Barnum Island, mostly inland flooding
FEMA puts just over two fifths of Barnum Island’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 40% to coastal flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Barnum Island sits below 53% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Protected land: 1.6% of Barnum Island
Across 1 park or preserve: 0.7 miles of trail. One park or preserve covers 13 acres in Barnum Island. In Barnum Island, the trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Barnum Island | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Shell Creek Park | 0.7 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Barnum Island stands out in New York and nationally: the median rent there is higher
82% of households live in a home they own in Barnum Island.
| Barnum Island | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,500 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 82% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Barnum Island
Colleges nearby
22 within 15 miles of the center of Barnum Island
About 2 of every 100 Barnum Island residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Barnum Island’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Barnum Island.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnum Island | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oceanside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Island Park | #514 | C | D− | — | B− | B+ |
| Long Beach | #51 | A+ | D− | A | A− | A |
Island Park reports no FBI crime data of its own. Barnum Island and Oceanside aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Barnum Island with a neighbor →
Questions about Barnum Island
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barnum Island, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Barnum Island yet; the figures below are still real.