FlandersNY
A town of 6,609, settled in 1834.
Is Flanders a good place to live?
Flanders’ median rent is $2,311 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 57% of the land in Flanders is conserved, against 5.2% in New York’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. David A. Sarnoff Preserve, at 1,166 acres with 2.6 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Flanders yet; the figures below are still real.
Flanders lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 19% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
- Iron Point Park
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Yale Bowl and 39 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Flanders. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
11 mi LandmarkCalverton National Cemetery
38 mi State parkGillette Castle State Park
10 mi Park & preserveLong Island Central Pine Barrens
34 mi MuseumYale University Art Gallery
34 mi MuseumYale Center for British ArtPhoto credits
Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Calverton National Cemetery: United States Department of Veterans Affairs, Public domain · Gillette Castle State Park: Original uploader was Kevinpepin at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Long Island Central Pine Barrens: Americasroof, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale University Art Gallery: Ragesoss, Public domain · Yale Center for British Art: Sage Ross, Public domain
Moving to Flanders: who provides what
Flanders 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 Flanders.
Trail density in Flanders is higher than in most of New York or the rest of the country
Flanders’ trail density is 3.2 miles per square mile. 40 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sears - Bellows Pond County Park | 7.9 mi | 747 |
| 2. David A. Sarnoff Preserve | 2.6 mi | 1,166 |
| 3. Iron Point Park | 1.1 mi | 51 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Flanders
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1993, 8 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Flanders.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Flanders has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Flanders for work: only 3% work in town. 22% of Flanders residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Flanders has lost 119 jobs, to 235 in 2023.
| Flanders | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 22% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $88,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Flanders
Flanders has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 24° and about 27 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More of Flanders’ adults worry about having enough food than in the typical New York or U.S. town
29% of adults worry about having enough food in Flanders. Flanders beats the New York average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 18. 18% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Flanders.
| Flanders | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 13% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 5.9% | 8.1% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 37% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 25% | 25% |
| What stands out | Flanders | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.6% | 24% |
| More uninsured adults | 18.1% | 7.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Flanders
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Flanders; the nearest are
About 4 of every 100 Flanders residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Flanders has grown 14% from 2010 to 2020
4,472 counted in 2010 and 5,098 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Flanders’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with Flanders.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flanders | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hampton Bays | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Riverside | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Northampton | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Quogue | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Southampton | #249 | B+ | D− | A− | B | A |
| Riverhead | #649 | C− | D− | C | C− | B |
Flanders, Hampton Bays, Riverside, Northampton and East Quogue aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Flanders with a neighbor →
Questions about Flanders
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Flanders, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Flanders yet; the figures below are still real.