HalesiteNY
2,661 people live in this town, settled in 1899.
Is Halesite a good place to live?
66% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Halesite, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Among 759 New York towns, just one has a higher average commute than Halesite. 12% of the land in Halesite 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 Mill Dam Park, at 41 acres. We don’t grade Halesite yet; the figures below are still real.
Halesite lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Central Park and 485 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Halesite. Close and well known come first.
Big draw30 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw32 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw31 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw30 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw27 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 Halesite: who provides what
Halesite 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 Halesite.
Very low risk in Halesite, with inland flooding at the top
Halesite’s FEMA hazard score comes in at 4 of 100. FEMA puts just over half of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 16% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Fewer of Halesite’s residents live below the poverty line than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Commuting out is the norm in Halesite: 1% of working residents work locally. Its middle household income stands at $175,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs here rose by 296, to 863. The median commute is under 14 miles.
| Halesite | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $175,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 0.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.9% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Halesite brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 84° and January nights of 25°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Open space protected for good: 11.5% of Halesite
Trails total 0.4 miles in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Mill Dam Park | 0.4 mi | 41 |
| 2. Halesite Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Halesite stands out in New York and nationally, with fewer of its adults who report frequent mental distress
No town among the 756 in New York we compare has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Halesite. Halesite: 10% of adults say their health is fair or poor. Among 756 New York towns, just 7 have a lower share of adults who worry about having enough food than Halesite.
| Halesite | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Halesite | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.4% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.4% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 11.4% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Halesite sells for about $1.31M
86% of households are owner-occupiers in Halesite.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Halesite
Colleges nearby
9 within 15 miles of the center of Halesite
About 9 of every 100 Halesite residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
99% of working residents leave Halesite for work
Where Halesite’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Halesite’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Halesite.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halesite | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington Bay | — | — | D− | — | B− | A+ |
Huntington Bay has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Huntington Bay reports no FBI crime data of its own. Halesite isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Halesite with a neighbor →
Questions about Halesite
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Halesite, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Halesite yet; the figures below are still real.