BaywoodNY
A town of 8,176 in New York.
Is Baywood a good place to live?
Baywood’s rent at the middle of the market 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Baywood.
Natural hazards: very low risk in Baywood, mostly inland flooding
The risk rating from FEMA in Baywood is 11 of 100. This New York town has had 7 paid flood insurance claims since 1979. FEMA puts 59% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Baywood
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 24° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Baywood has 0.8 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half of commuters travel less than 10 miles. Baywood’s middle household income is $119,000. The top destinations are Islip (26%), New York (17%) and Babylon (13%). In Baywood, 2.8% of working residents work locally.
| 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
Against the New York average, Baywood comes out ahead on 4 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 7. Baywood: 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Among adults in the town, 42% sleep under 7 hours and 20% worry about having enough food.
| 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
Conserved land covers 2.1% of Baywood
One park or preserve covers 1 acres in Baywood.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Birchwood Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Baywood sells for about $628K
For households in Baywood, the share who live in a home they own is 86%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Baywood
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 City parkCentral 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.
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 →
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