GilgoNY
A town of 148.
Is Gilgo a good place to live?
74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Gilgo, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Only 1 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Gilgo. 25% of the land in Gilgo is conserved, above both the New York town median (5.2%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is Gilgo State Park, at 1,272 acres. Gilgo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Gilgo lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 59% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
- Gilgo State Park Directions ↗
- Cedar Beach Directions ↗
- Babylon Marsh-Elder And Petteanger Island Tidal Wetland Area
- Tobay Beach Directions ↗
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Central Park and 470 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gilgo. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw32 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw32 mi BeachConey IslandPhoto 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain
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Moving to Gilgo: who provides what
Gilgo 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 Gilgo.
More of Gilgo’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical New York or U.S. town
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Gilgo. Most working residents leave Gilgo for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Babylon (30%), New York (18%) and Islip (15%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Gilgo has set aside 24.6% of its land for conservation
1.5 miles of trail in 4 parks and preserves. Gilgo’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Gilgo State Park | 0.9 mi | 1,272 |
| 2. Cedar Beach | 0.2 mi | 209 |
| 3. Babylon Marsh-Elder And Petteanger Island Tidal Wetland Area | — | 120 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
High risk in Gilgo, with coastal flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 1,022 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Gilgo.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Gilgo
Gilgo has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 26° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Gilgo is
Gilgo beats the New York average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 15% of Gilgo adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Gilgo | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Gilgo | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.5% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Gilgo
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Gilgo
About 0 of every 100 Gilgo residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
148 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Gilgo
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Gilgo is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 185 at the time of the 2020 census. Prior to the 2010 census, the area was part of a larger CDP called Gilgo-Oak Beach-Captree. The Gilgo CDP contains several small beach communities on Jones Beach Island, a barrier island along the southern edge of Long Island. In order from west to east, these include West Gilgo (on the Nassau/Suffolk county border), Gilgo Beach, and Cedar Beach (no residences). To the east along the beach is the CDP of Oak Beach.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 10 ft
Questions about Gilgo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gilgo, NY a good place to live?
Gilgo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.