Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
This town in New York has a population of 1,459.
Huntington Bay’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and health and an A− for walkability; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. 83% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Huntington Bay, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 8 of New York’s 1,215 towns score lower on cost of living. The biggest park or preserve is Crescent Beach Town Park, at 32 acres. Huntington Bay has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Huntington Bay beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Huntington Bay | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.3% | 12.8% |
Coastal flooding makes up 14% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Huntington Bay is from typical.
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Census counts: 357 in 1930, 1,446 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 1770 and 3 maps from 1901 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Huntington Bay. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw32 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw31 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw28 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 Huntington Bay, 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 Huntington Bay.
Home values are up 9.1% over the year to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Huntington Bay, a quarter of adults have obesity. Of the 756 New York towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Huntington Bay.
| Huntington Bay | 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) | 5.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Huntington Bay | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.3% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.9% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with 96% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Huntington Bay is lower. Since 1978, Huntington Bay has seen 69 flood insurance claims paid out. Expected losses in Huntington Bay break down as 51% from inland flooding and 16% from hurricanes. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Huntington Bay after 10 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half commute less than 16 miles. Jobs based in Huntington Bay fell to 113 in 2023, 39 fewer than in 2013. The town’s mean commuting time is 39 minutes. Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Huntington Bay.
| Huntington Bay | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Huntington Bay’s July high stands at 84°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Its rate of thefts and burglaries is 2.8 per 1,000 residents. Huntington Bay's reported crime rate is well below New York's. No violent crimes were reported in 2025. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Huntington Bay | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.8 per 1,000 residents | 7.5 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.3 miles of trail. Huntington Bay’s trail density comes in at 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 2, covering 35 acres.
| Huntington Bay | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Crescent Beach Town Park | 0.1 mi | 32 |
| 2. Bay Hills Beach | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
9 within 15 miles of the center of Huntington Bay
About 2 of every 100 Huntington Bay residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Village in New York, United States
Huntington Bay is a village in the Town of Huntington in Suffolk County, on East Neck on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Huntington Bay had a population of 1,446. It is considered part of the greater Huntington area, which is anchored by Huntington.
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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−.
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