ElwoodNY
A town of 11,762, settled in 1870.
Is Elwood a good place to live?
Elwood’s average trip to work is 42 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The biggest place to walk is Berkeley Jackson County Park, 101 acres with 2.8 miles of trail. We don’t grade Elwood yet; the figures below are still real.
Central Park and 468 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Elwood. Close and well known come first.
Big draw33 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw34 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw33 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw39 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw31 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Moving to Elwood: who provides what
Elwood 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 Elwood.
Very low risk in Elwood, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Elwood.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Elwood
Elwood has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Elwood’s July high is 84°F, above the New York town median (81°F) but below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
With 0.8 jobs for every working resident, most of Elwood’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Elwood for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in Elwood is $177,000. The top destinations are New York (24%), Huntington (23%) and Oyster Bay (9%).
| Elwood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $177,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 3.5% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.9% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Elwood is
Elwood beats the New York average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 16% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Elwood.
| Elwood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Elwood | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.4% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 9% of Elwood
3.2 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves. Elwood’s trail density is 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Elwood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Berkeley Jackson County Park | 2.8 mi | 101 |
| 2. Elwood Park | 0.2 mi | 17 |
| 3. Manor Plains Nature Park | — | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A larger share of households own their home in Elwood than in most of New York or the rest of the country
95% of Elwood households own their home.
| Elwood | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,064 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 95% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Elwood
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Elwood
About 7 of every 100 Elwood residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Elwood’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Elwood.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greenlawn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dix Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Commack | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Huntington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Elwood, Greenlawn, Dix Hills, Commack, South Huntington and Huntington Station aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Elwood with a neighbor →
Questions about Elwood
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Elwood, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Elwood yet; the figures below are still real.