Bayport. (Village);, c. 1888
Blue Point’s story
170 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873.
- 1856Blue Point is settled
Blue PointNY
6 bordering townsMap →
Photo: Unknown authorUnknown author · Public domain
Population
4,735
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$714K
+6.2% in a year
Household income
$155K
median
Median age
46.9
years
Jobs based here
974
A commuter town
Is Blue Point a good place to live?
Blue Point’s midpoint rent is $2,419 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Stillman Creek State Tidal Wetland, at 32 acres. We don’t grade Blue Point yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Blue Point stand out
Where Blue Point beats most towns.
By the sea
Blue Point lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 22% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
22%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
98thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
223paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
80thpercentile for hurricane risk
On the water
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 527 attractions →Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and 71 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Blue Point. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
26 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year
39 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
27 mi State parkJones Beach State Park
37 mi MuseumGlass House
37 mi LandmarkOhelSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Ohel: משתמש:אבגד, CC BY-SA 2.5
Getting set up
Moving to Blue Point: who provides what
Blue Point is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers98% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
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 hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes11715, 1177211715 84% · 11772 16%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 Blue Point.
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Blue Point is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 89% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid out on 223 claims in Blue Point since 1978. Just over two fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by coastal flooding at 22%.
11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal floodingHurricanes
223
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Housing
Homes in Blue Point are worth about $714K, by Zillow’s estimate
90% of households own their home in Blue Point. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 6.2%.
$714KZillow home value
Typical home value
Blue Point$714K
New York$525K
+6.2%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
Most of Blue Point’s workers commute out: the town has 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs based in Blue Point grew to 974 in 2023, 271 more than in 2013. Most working residents leave Blue Point for work: only 4% work in town. The mean commuting time for Blue Point comes to 41 minutes. Half of commuters travel less than 13 miles.
4%work in town
| Blue Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 41 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $155,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 7.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Blue Point4%
Brookhaven26%
Islip25%
New York18%
Babylon5%
13 mi
median commute distance
974
jobs based in Blue Point
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–42°
Spring41–58°
Summer64–80°
Fall48–65°
Nov 2
typical first frost
Apr 10
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Blue Point stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its adults feel lonely
For adults in Blue Point, the share who have high blood pressure is 33%. Against the New York average, Blue Point comes out ahead on 19 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 3. Two figures for adults here: 17% have been diagnosed with depression, 13% report frequent mental distress.
| Blue Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
19 better10 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Blue Point | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.1% | 7.7% |
Long Island Community Hospital
3.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
6.1% of Blue Point is conserved land
Across 6 parks and preserves: 1.3 miles of trail. In Blue Point, the concentration of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
6.1%conserved
| Blue Point | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 6.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
6.1%
conserved · 70 of 1,153 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Blue Point Nature Preserve | 1 mi | 16 |
| 2. Stillman Creek State Tidal Wetland | — | 32 |
| 3. Henrietta Acampora Recreation Center | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Blue Point
17pages on Blue Point
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Blue Point
Suffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden6.8 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionStony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook12.1 mi$10,931 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Blue Point residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
96% of working residents leave Blue Point for work
Where Blue Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
974jobs based in Blue Point
4%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Blue Point
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Blue Point is a hamlet and census-designated place in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 5,156 at the 2020 census. Blue Point is in the Town of Brookhaven.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
- ZIP code
- 11715
Blue Point’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Blue Point.
PatchogueBayportIslipBrookhavenNorth PatchogueHolbrookBlue Point
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Point | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Patchogue | #410 | B− | D− | — | C | A− |
| Bayport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islip | #178 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| Brookhaven | #295 | B | D− | — | B | A− |
| North Patchogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Holbrook | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Patchogue, Islip and Brookhaven report no FBI crime data of their own. Blue Point, Bayport, North Patchogue and Holbrook aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Blue Point with a neighbor →
Questions about Blue Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Blue Point, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Blue Point yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Blue Point, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Tommy Thompson and Albert Barthelme.