North Great RiverNY
A town of 3,909.
Is North Great River a good place to live?
North Great River’s median rent is $2,353 a month, where New York’s towns sit at $1,101 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month. Among 759 New York towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than North Great River. 49% of the land in North Great River is conserved, above both New York’s towns (5.2%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Connetquot River State Park Preserve, 384 acres with 6.2 miles of trail. We don’t grade North Great River yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave North Great River for work
Where North Great River’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Citi Field and 124 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Great River. Close and well known come first.
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaCiti Field
Big draw36 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad Park
36 mi GardenFlushing Meadows–Corona Park
23 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
40 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
36 mi LandmarkUnispherePhoto credits
Citi Field: Chris6d, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0 · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park: Flapane, Public domain · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Unisphere: Beyond My Ken, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to North Great River: who provides what
North Great River 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 Great River.
In North Great River, trail density runs higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
The trail density in North Great River is 5.1 miles per square mile. 12 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Connetquot River State Park Preserve | 6.2 mi | 384 |
| 2. Bayard Cutting Arboretum State Park | 5.8 mi | 338 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in North Great River
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 84% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 2 flood insurance claims have been paid out in North Great River.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of North Great River’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave North Great River for work: only 1% work in town. North Great River’s median household income is $147,000. Jobs based in North Great River grew to 720 in 2023, 166 more than in 2013.
| North Great River | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $147,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in North Great River
North Great River has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, 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
How healthy North Great River is
North Great River beats the New York average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 17% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in North Great River.
| North Great River | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 21% | 23% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | North Great River | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in North Great River sells for about $578K at the median
83% of North Great River households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about North Great River
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of North Great River
About 6 of every 100 North Great River residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About North Great River
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
North Great River is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Islip, in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Great River had a population of 4,266. The hamlet is served by the Islip Terrace Post Office (11752).
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- Area
- 2.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 30 ft
North Great River’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with North Great River.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Great River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Central Islip | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bohemia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Islip Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Great River | — | — | — | — | — | — |
North Great River, Central Islip, Bohemia, Islip Terrace and Great River aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare North Great River with a neighbor →
Questions about North Great River
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Great River, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade North Great River yet; the figures below are still real.