Central IslipNY
A town of 38,373, settled in 1874.
Is Central Islip a good place to live?
Central Islip’s median rent is $2,071 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. 14% of the land in Central Islip is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Connetquot River State Park Preserve, 396 acres with 2.9 miles of trail. We don’t grade Central Islip yet; the figures below are still real.
95% of working residents leave Central Islip for work
Where Central Islip’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Yankee Stadium and 180 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Central Islip. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw40 mi MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum1.1M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad Park
Big draw39 mi MuseumThe Cloisters
34 mi GardenFlushing Meadows–Corona ParkPhoto credits
Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 3.0 · Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0 · The Cloisters: Paweł Drozd on Wiki Drozdpl cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk) 17:05, 27 December 2, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park: Flapane, Public domain
Moving to Central Islip: who provides what
Central Islip 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 Central Islip.
Very low risk in Central Islip, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 93% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Central Islip.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.4 jobs for every working resident, most of Central Islip’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Central Islip for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in Central Islip is $114,000. Jobs based in Central Islip fell to 5,860 in 2023, 853 fewer than in 2013.
| Central Islip | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $114,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 6.7% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.5% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Central Islip, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Central Islip has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 25° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Central Islip has set aside 13.7% of its land for conservation
4.7 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves. Central Islip’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Connetquot River State Park Preserve | 2.9 mi | 396 |
| 2. Central Islip Community Park | 1.1 mi | 31 |
| 3. Francis J. O'Neill Elementary School | — | 18 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of adults in Central Islip sleep under 7 hours than in the typical New York or U.S. town
45% of Central Islip adults sleep under 7 hours. Central Islip beats the New York average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 33% of Central Islip adults get no exercise outside work.
| Central Islip | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 36% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Central Islip | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.7% | 17.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 16.3% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Central Islip’s typical home value is about $587K
The typical Central Islip home is worth about $587,000, up 6.9% in a year, 12% above the New York typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Central Islip
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Central Islip
About 6 of every 100 Central Islip residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Central Islip’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Central Islip.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Islip | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Great River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islandia | #478 | C+ | D− | — | C | A− |
| Bohemia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Brentwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hauppauge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronkonkoma | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islip Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Islandia reports no FBI crime data of its own. Central Islip, North Great River, Bohemia, Brentwood, Hauppauge, Ronkonkoma and Islip Terrace aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Central Islip with a neighbor →
Questions about Central Islip
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Is Central Islip, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Central Islip yet; the figures below are still real.