Bay park tree, 2010
Bay Park’s story
Bay Park in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2007.
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In New York, this town has 1,510 residents.
Population
1,510
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$441K
Census ACS
Household income
$102K
median
Median age
46.9
years
Jobs based here
33
A commuter town
Is Bay Park a good place to live?
Bay Park’s typical journey to work is 47 minutes, above both the New York town median (25 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bay Park. 34% of the land in Bay Park is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Bay Park, at 113 acres. We don’t grade Bay Park yet; the figures below are still real.
By the sea
Bay Park lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 32% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
32%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
1,867paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
77thpercentile for hurricane risk
On the water
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 601 attractions →Madison Square Garden and 507 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bay Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw19 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw19 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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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Getting set up
Moving to Bay Park: who provides what
Bay Park is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLiberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook5 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesNassau CountyNassau County provides services here
SchoolsEast Rockaway Union Free School DistrictOceanside Union Free School District2 districts serve Bay Park; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereNassau County Board of ElectionsNassau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code1151811518 100%Census 2020
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 Bay Park.
Outdoors
Nearly a third of Bay Park is conserved land
Parks and preserves in Bay Park: 2, covering 119 acres.
33.9%conserved
33.9%
conserved · 130 of 384 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bay Park | — | 113 |
| 2. Hewlett Point Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
A smaller share of residents live below the poverty line in Bay Park than in most of New York or the rest of the country
The top destinations are New York (39%), Hempstead (38%) and North Hempstead (7%). Bay Park’s median household income is $102,000. The median commute is under 10 miles.
0%work in town
| Bay Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 1.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $102,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Bay Park0%
New York39%
Hempstead38%
North Hempstead7%
Oyster Bay3%
10 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Bay Park
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Bay Park
The range runs from 27° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter29–43°
Spring43–60°
Summer66–82°
Fall50–65°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Bay Park is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Compared with 66% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Bay Park is higher. Flood insurance has paid out on 1,867 claims locally since 1978. FEMA puts 53% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 32% to coastal flooding.
66risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal flooding
1,867
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
How healthy Bay Park is
Among adults in Bay Park, 9.8% smoke cigarettes and 8.7% have diabetes. Of 32 CDC measures, Bay Park beats the New York average on 13 and trails it on 1. Also worth knowing: in Bay Park, 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Bay Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.7% | 11% | 12% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 33% | 35% |
32 measures vs. New York
13 better18 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Bay Park | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.7% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 9.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.4% | 7.7% |
Mount Sinai South Nassau
1.7 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
A larger share of households in Bay Park own their home than in the typical New York or U.S. town
$575Kmedian sale price
2
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Bay Park
16pages on Bay Park
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
33 within 15 miles of the center of Bay Park
Rabbinical College of Long IslandUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Long Beach3.1 mi$10,290 tuitionNassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Garden City7.8 mi$6,330 in-state tuitionCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Jamaica8.3 mi$7,358 in-state tuition
About 1 of every 100 Bay Park residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Bay Park for work
Where Bay Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
33jobs based in Bay Park
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Bay Park
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Bay Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,117 at the 2020 census, down from 2,212 in 2010.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
Bay Park’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bay Park.
East RockawayOceansideHewlett HarborBay Park
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bay Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Rockaway | #114 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
| Oceanside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hewlett Harbor | — | — | D− | — | A | A+ |
Hewlett Harbor has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. East Rockaway and Hewlett Harbor report no FBI crime data of their own. Bay Park and Oceanside aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bay Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Bay Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bay Park, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Bay Park yet; the figures below are still real.