North BabylonNY
It is a town of 17,963 residents in New York.
Is North Babylon a good place to live?
North Babylon’s rent at the middle of the market 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 City parkCentral 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
Paid flood insurance claims in North Babylon since 1978: 40. On expected storm and flood damage, North Babylon sits below just over four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 66% come from inland flooding and 11% from hurricanes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Babylon has 0.4 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
The typical household income for North Babylon comes to $140,000. For most workers, North Babylon is a place to come home to: only 5% work in town. Employers in North Babylon shed 608 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 3,388. 3.3% of North Babylon residents live below the poverty line.
| 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
Among households in North Babylon, 87% are owner-occupiers. Typical home values rose 1.9% in the year to September 2026. A home in North Babylon typically sold within 29 days of listing.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
North Babylon: four seasons and pleasant summers
North Babylon’s peak summer temperature is 84°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
13% of North Babylon is conserved land
Trails run 0.7 miles in 1 park or preserve. For North Babylon, the density of trails is 0.2 miles per square mile.
| 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
For adults in North Babylon, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 39%. Among adults in the town, 10% smoke cigarettes and 30% feel lonely.
| 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
Ages in North Babylon track New York closely
In North Babylon, 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more. Every broad age group is within 4 points of the New York average. The midpoint age in the town is 43.1 years.
| 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?
We don’t grade North Babylon yet; the figures below are still real.