BaywoodNY
A town of 8,176.
Is Baywood a good place to live?
Baywood’s median rent is $2,702 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Baywood yet; the figures below are still real.
Central Park and 443 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Baywood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw35 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw36 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw35 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw38 mi BeachConey IslandPhoto credits
Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain
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Moving to Baywood: who provides what
Baywood 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 Baywood.
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Baywood
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Baywood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Baywood
Baywood has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Baywood’s July high is 84°F, above New York’s towns (81°F) but below U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Baywood has 0.8 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Baywood for work: only 3% work in town. Baywood’s median household income is $119,000. Jobs based in Baywood grew to 3,022 in 2023, 238 more than in 2013.
| Baywood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $119,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Baywood than in most of New York or the rest of the country
12% of Baywood adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Baywood beats the New York average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 16% of Baywood adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Baywood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Baywood | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.3% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with heart disease | 5.3% | 6.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 11.7% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Birchwood Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Baywood
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Baywood
About 7 of every 100 Baywood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Baywood
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Baywood is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Baywood had a population of 7,726.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 59 ft
Baywood’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Baywood.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baywood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Islip | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deer Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islip | #178 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| Babylon | — | — | D− | — | — | A− |
| North Bay Shore | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bay Shore | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brentwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Islip and Babylon report no FBI crime data of their own. Baywood, West Islip, Deer Park, Babylon, North Bay Shore, Bay Shore and Brentwood aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Baywood with a neighbor →
Questions about Baywood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Baywood, NY a good place to live?
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