CaptreeNY
A town of 282.
Is Captree a good place to live?
46% of the land in Captree is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Captree State Park, at 361 acres with 1.2 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Captree has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Captree lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 79% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Central Park and 427 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Captree. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw39 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw38 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Captree: who provides what
Captree 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 Captree.
Nearly a third of Captree is conserved land
Trails total 1.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. Captree’s trail density is 0.5 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Captree State Park | 1.2 mi | 361 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Captree is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Captree, 79% come from coastal flooding and 17% from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Captree brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Its peak summer temperature is 83°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Captree is
14% of adults report frequent mental distress in Captree. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Captree is ahead of New York on 18 and behind on 1. Two figures for adults locally: 17% have been diagnosed with depression, 8.8% smoke cigarettes.
| Captree | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.8% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Captree | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.5% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Captree
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Captree
About 0 of every 100 Captree residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
282 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Captree
Hamlet and Census-designated place in New York, United States
Captree is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located on the Outer Barrier, within the towns of Babylon and Islip, in Suffolk County, New York, United States. It occupies Captree Island in Great South Bay, as well as the east end of Jones Beach Island to the south, comprising Captree State Park. The population was 48 at the time of the 2020 census.
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- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 0 ft
Questions about Captree
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Captree, NY a good place to live?
Captree has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.