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New York›Suffolk County

North AmityvilleNY

A town of 21,138.

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North Amityville, NY · Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Source ↗

Is North Amityville a good place to live?

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A commuter town

97% of working residents leave North Amityville for work

Where North Amityville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

24% → Babylon Babylon 24% 23% → New York New York 23% 11% → Oyster Bay Oyster Bay 11% 10% → Hempstead Hempstead 10% 8% → Islip Islip 8% 7% → Huntington Huntington 7% North Amityville · 3% stay
2,698jobs based in North Amityville
3%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Southern State Parkway - New York
Southern State Parkway - New York, 2004
North Amityville’s story

North Amityville in pictures

Census counts: 16,572 in 2000, 18,643 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 7 maps from 1901 on.

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Nearby attractions

Central Park and 486 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Amityville. Close and well known come first.

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Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Getting set up

Moving to North Amityville: who provides what

North Amityville is unincorporated, so Suffolk County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSuffolk CountySuffolk County provides services here
SchoolsAmityville Union Free School DistrictCopiague Union Free School District2 districts serve North Amityville; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP codes11701, 1172611701 83% · 11726 17%Census 2020

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 North Amityville.

Work & commute

With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of North Amityville’s workers commute out

North Amityville’s income of the median household comes in at $137,000. Most people who work leave North Amityville to do it: just 3% work in town. It had 2,698 jobs in 2023, down 1,061 from 2013. The share of residents in North Amityville who live below the poverty line is 6%, against 9.5% in New York’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.

3%work in town
North AmityvilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Median household income$137,000$82,000$80,000
Average trip to work28 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town3%10%8%
Below the poverty line6%9.5%9.6%

Where working residents work

In North Amityville3%
Babylon24%
New York23%
Oyster Bay11%
Hempstead10%
10 mi
median commute distance
2,698
jobs based in North Amityville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in North Amityville

North Amityville’s typical July afternoon high is 83°F.

26″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–43°
Spring42–59°
Summer65–81°
Fall49–65°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Apr 6
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

A larger share of adults in North Amityville sleep under 7 hours than in the typical New York or U.S. town

In North Amityville, 12% of adults report frequent physical distress. The share of adults in North Amityville who smoke cigarettes is 10%, below both the New York town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Among adults locally, 14% have been diagnosed with depression and 22% worry about having enough food. On the CDC’s 32 measures, North Amityville is ahead of New York on 5 and behind on 11.

North AmityvilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)46%37%36%
Depression (CDC PLACES)14%21%23%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)22%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)10%13%14%
32 measures vs. New York
5 better16 too close to call11 worse
What stands outNorth AmityvilleNY
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.4%7.7%
Fewer adults with depression13.7%17.5%
More adults facing housing insecurity20.3%14.5%
Chsli St. Joseph Hospital
3.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in North Amityville is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level

Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 58% of U.S. communities. Flood insurance has paid one claim in North Amityville since 2012. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 73% come from inland flooding and 9% from hurricanes.

42risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
42Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
1
paid flood claims since 2012

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Outdoors

2% of the land in North Amityville is protected from building

Trails run 0.5 miles in 3 parks and preserves. The trail network density for North Amityville comes to 0.2 miles per square mile. Parks and preserves locally: 3, covering 20 acres.

2%conserved
North AmityvilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Conserved land2%5.2%4.3%
Miles of trail per square mile0.2 miles per square mile0.40.4
2%
conserved · 29 of 1,499 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. North Amityville Community Senior Complex—13
2. North Amityville Pool0.2 mi5
3. Bolden Mack Park0.1 mi2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

A home in North Amityville sells for about $660K at the median

Among households in North Amityville, 64% are owner-occupiers. For North Amityville, the midpoint rent is $2,467 a month.

$660Kmedian sale price
North AmityvilleNew York townsU.S. towns
Median rent$2,467 a month$1,101 a month$1,185 a month
Households that own their home64%75%73%
3
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about North Amityville

17pages on North Amityville
After high school

Colleges nearby

11 within 15 miles of the center of North Amityville

About North Amityville

Hamlet and Census-designated place in New York, United States

North Amityville is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York. The population was 18,643 at the 2020 Census.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.4 sq mi
Elevation
33 ft

North Amityville’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with North Amityville.

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How the neighbors grade
TownNY rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
North Amityville——————
East Farmingdale——————
North Lindenhurst——————
Amityville#456C+D−B+DA−
Lindenhurst#221B+D−—B+A−
Copiague——————

Lindenhurst reports no FBI crime data of its own. North Amityville, East Farmingdale, North Lindenhurst and Copiague aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Amityville with a neighbor →

Questions about North Amityville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is North Amityville, NY a good place to live?

We don’t grade North Amityville yet; the figures below are still real.