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For most people who can afford it, yes. Farmingdale grades A overall, ranked 123rd of 745 in New York. It is among the most walkable places in the country. It is healthier than 95% of U.S. towns and the median household earns $123K. The catch is cost: homes are expensive, about $743K for a typical one and 7.5 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Farmingdale’s median rent is $2,520 a month, against $1,098 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. Farmingdale's schools rank ahead of 68% of New York towns.
Where Farmingdale beats most towns.
Census counts: 524 in 1880, 8,466 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1878 and 7 maps from 1901 on.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Farmingdale is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Farmingdale. Close and well known come first.
Big draw27 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw28 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw27 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw26 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumCentral 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Farmingdale, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Farmingdale.
Farmingdale trades workers with New York City and other neighbors and has less tooth loss than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 5.8% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide.
14% of Farmingdale adults have been diagnosed with depression. Farmingdale beats the New York average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 13% of Farmingdale adults report frequent mental distress.
| Farmingdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Farmingdale | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5.8% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.7% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Farmingdale since 2023.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
At 7.5 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $743K) costs more against local pay than in 87% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
Typical home values rose 7.4% in the year to September 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Farmingdale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 24° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Farmingdale has about as many jobs (5,333) as working residents, but only 215 people both live and work here. Jobs based here grew from 3,545 in 2013 to 5,333.
Most working residents leave Farmingdale for work: only 5% work in town. Farmingdale’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Farmingdale grew to 5,333 in 2023, 1,788 more than in 2013.
| Farmingdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $123,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Farmingdale | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bethpage State Park | 0.1 mi | 7 |
| 2. Emil Gerngras Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
13 within 15 miles of the center of Farmingdale
About 5 of every 100 Farmingdale residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
6 notable people were born in Farmingdale.
Village in New York, United States
Farmingdale is an incorporated village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on Long Island, New York, United States. It is considered the anchor community of the Greater Farmingdale area. The population was 8,466 at the time of the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Farmingdale is located approximately 37 miles (60 km) to the southeast of Midtown Manhattan.
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4 towns share a border with Farmingdale.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farmingdale | #123 | A | D− | — | B+ | A |
| Old Bethpage | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| South Farmingdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bethpage | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Plainedge | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Farmingdale reports no FBI crime data of its own. Old Bethpage, South Farmingdale, Bethpage and Plainedge aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Farmingdale with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Farmingdale grades A overall, better than 86% of U.S. towns and #123 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and B+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
6 notable people were born here, including Gregory W. Carman and Susannah Lattin.
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