Central IslipNY
A town of 38,373, settled in 1874.
Is Central Islip a good place to live?
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 City parkFlushing 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 damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 93% of U.S. communities. 29 flood insurance claims have been paid in Central Islip since 1978.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Central Islip’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Central Islip: 4.5% of working residents work locally. In Central Islip, the typical household income is $114,000, above both the New York town median ($82,000) and the median of U.S. towns ($80,000). Jobs locally fell by 853 from 2013 to 2023, to 5,860. For Central Islip, the average trip to work is 27 minutes.
| 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
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
31% of adults have high blood pressure in Central Islip. Only 4 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Central Islip. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Central Islip is ahead of New York on 5 and behind on 14.
| 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
Values rose 6.9% in the 12 months to September 2026. The going rate for rent for Central Islip comes to $2,071 a month. Homes sold in Central Islip spent a median 39 days on the market.
| Central Islip | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,071 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 78% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · 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.