Deer Park (Township), 1875
Deer Park’s story
175 years in pictures
The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 5 maps from 1901 on.
- 1851Deer Park is settled
Deer ParkNY
Population
27,990
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$684K
−0.4% in a year
Household income
$137K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
13,923
Balanced
Is Deer Park a good place to live?
Deer Park’s middle household income is $137,000, above both New York’s towns ($82,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). Deer Park’s trail density is 2.9 miles per square mile, against 0.4 in New York’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve, 494 acres with 15.6 miles of trail. We don’t grade Deer Park yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Deer Park stand out
Where Deer Park beats most towns.
Nearby attractions
All 567 attractions →Central Park and 459 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Deer Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw35 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw34 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Deer Park: who provides what
Deer Park 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 providers99% 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 codes11729, 1170311729 98% · 11703 1%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 Deer Park.
Natural hazards
Deer Park has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
In Deer Park, the FEMA hazard score is 10 of 100. Since 1978, 32 flood insurance claims have been paid out here. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 60% come from inland flooding and 15% from hurricanes.
10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
32
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Housing
A typical Deer Park home is worth about $684K
The share of households in Deer Park who live in a home they own: 84%. The town’s rent at the middle of the market comes in at $1,906 a month. Also worth knowing: homes sold in Deer Park spent a median 21 days on the market.
$684KZillow home value
| Deer Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,906 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 84% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Deer Park$684K
New York$525K
Market temperature
21
days on market
104.5%
sale-to-list price
−0.4%
value change, 1 year
22
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Deer Park
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 24° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring40–60°
Summer63–82°
Fall47–65°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
14.3% of Deer Park is conserved land
Count the trails in 6 parks and preserves and they come to 17 miles.
14.3%conserved
14.3%
conserved · 563 of 3,927 acres
17 mi
of trails · 2.9 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Edgewood Oak Brush Plains Preserve | 15.6 mi | 494 |
| 2. Geiger Memorial Park | 0.7 mi | 17 |
| 3. Birchwood Park | — | 8 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Work & commute
For most of its workers, the job is outside Deer Park
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Deer Park rose by 1,335, to 13,923. For most workers, Deer Park is a place to come home to: only 8% work in town. 3.4% of residents live below the poverty line locally. The top destinations are New York (22%), Babylon (18%) and Islip (12%).
8%work in town
| Deer Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 30 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Deer Park8%
New York22%
Babylon18%
Islip12%
Huntington11%
10 mi
median commute distance
13,923
jobs based in Deer Park
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Deer Park is
Two figures for adults in Deer Park: 9.4% smoke cigarettes, 14% report frequent mental distress. 29% of Deer Park adults have obesity.
| Deer Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
15 better17 too close to call0 worse
| What stands out | Deer Park | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 9.2% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 17.2% |
Good Samaritan Hospital Medical Center
4.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Who lives here
A typical New York spread of ages in Deer Park
No age group stands out against New York: all are within 4 points. Deer Park’s age of the median resident stands at 38.6 years. Among residents locally, 15% are 65 or older. 38% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
38.6median age · NY 39.8
| Deer Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 15% | 20% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 38% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 38.6 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Deer ParkNew YorkUnited States
Ages · share of residents
15%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma8%
High school27%
Some college17%
Associate’s10%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate17%
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 90 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2.4 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women. Median age: women 38.6, men 38.5.
| Deer Park | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 10.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.3% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.3% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.5% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 17.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 17.1% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Deer Park
17pages on Deer Park
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Deer Park
Five Towns CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Dix Hills3.4 mi$30,250 tuitionFarmingdale State CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Farmingdale5.6 mi$8,626 in-state tuitionNassau Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Garden City14.5 mi$6,330 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Deer Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Deer Park
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Deer Park is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was listed as 28,837 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 6.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 74 ft
- ZIP code
- 11729
Deer Park’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Deer Park.
BabylonWyandanchDix HillsHuntingtonNorth BabylonIslipBaywoodWheatley HeightsBrentwoodWest BabylonDeer Park
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deer Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Babylon | — | — | D− | — | — | A− |
| Wyandanch | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dix Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington | #61 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| North Babylon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islip | #178 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| Baywood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Babylon, Huntington and Islip report no FBI crime data of their own. Deer Park, Babylon, Wyandanch, Dix Hills, North Babylon and Baywood aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Deer Park with a neighbor →
Questions about Deer Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Deer Park, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Deer Park yet; the figures below are still real.
What is Deer Park, NY known for?
2 notable people were born here, including Cordt Weinstein and Bob McCurdy.