North BabylonNY
A town of 17,963.
Is North Babylon a good place to live?
North Babylon’s median rent is $2,144 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). The biggest park or preserve is Belmont Lake State Park, at 241 acres. We don’t grade North Babylon yet; the figures below are still real.
95% of working residents leave North Babylon for work
Where North Babylon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Central Park and 460 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Babylon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw34 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw35 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw34 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw32 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
Moving to North Babylon: who provides what
North Babylon 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 North Babylon.
Very low risk in North Babylon, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 40 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Babylon.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Babylon has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave North Babylon for work: only 5% work in town. The median household income in North Babylon is $140,000. Since 2013, North Babylon has lost 608 jobs, to 3,388 in 2023.
| North Babylon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $140,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.1% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Homes in North Babylon are worth about $674K, by Zillow’s estimate
The typical North Babylon home is worth about $674,000, up 1.9% in a year, 28% above the New York typical home. 87% of households own their home in North Babylon.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
North Babylon has four seasons and pleasant summers
North Babylon has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 25° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Belmont Lake State Park | 0.7 mi | 241 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
How healthy North Babylon is
North Babylon beats the New York average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 17% of North Babylon adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| North Babylon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 32% | 33% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | North Babylon | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.6% | 8.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
An age mix much like New York’s
No broad age group is more than 4 points off the New York average. 36% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 40% across New York.
| North Babylon | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 32% | 29% |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 43.1 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 20% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.1 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| North Babylon | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.2% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 11.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.1% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 10.7% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 7.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.2% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.4% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 14% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.3% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
Everything we know about North Babylon
Colleges nearby
6 within 15 miles of the center of North Babylon
About 6 of every 100 North Babylon residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Famous people from North Babylon
4 notable people were born in North Babylon.
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About North Babylon
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
North Babylon is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Babylon had a population of 17,927.
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- Area
- 3.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 33 ft
- ZIP code
- 11703
North Babylon’s neighbors
6 towns share a border with North Babylon.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Babylon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Islip | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Babylon | — | — | D− | — | — | A− |
| Islip | #178 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| West Babylon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deer Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Babylon | #97 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
Babylon, Islip and Babylon report no FBI crime data of their own. North Babylon, West Islip, Babylon, West Babylon and Deer Park aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Babylon with a neighbor →
Questions about North Babylon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Babylon, NY a good place to live?
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