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Old Field’s story
99 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873.
- 1927Old Field is settled
Population
947
2025 Census estimate · +4.3% since 2020
Median home value
$1.32M
Census ACS
Household income
$250K
median
Median age
45.9
years
Jobs based here
48
A commuter town
Is Old Field a good place to live?
81% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Old Field, above both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Among 759 New York towns, just one has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Old Field. The biggest place to walk is Flax Pond State Tidal Wetland, 149 acres with 1.2 miles of trail. Old Field has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
By the sea
Old Field lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 31% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
31%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
99thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
15paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
1storm & flood disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 571 attractions →Etihad Park and 106 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Old Field. Close and well known come first.
Big draw40 mi Stadium & arenaEtihad Park
37 mi LandmarkFerncliff Cemetery
29 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
40 mi Zoo & aquariumBronx Zoo
26 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
20 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a yearSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Etihad Park: Bananza76, CC0 · Ferncliff Cemetery: Anthony22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Bronx Zoo: Stavenn, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Old Field: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Old Field, and how to reach them.
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 & dumpEvery other week, WedCurbside recyclingTown site
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.govWho runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code1173311733 100%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 Old Field.
Natural hazards
Top of a very low hazard risk in Old Field: inland flooding
The natural-hazard score from FEMA in Old Field is 9 of 100. FEMA puts just over two fifths of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 31% to coastal flooding. Since 1978, 15 flood insurance claims have been paid out locally.
9risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal floodingHurricanes
15
paid flood claims since 1978
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
In Old Field, the median household income runs higher than in the typical New York or U.S. town
4.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Old Field. The median commute is under 12 miles. The top destinations are Brookhaven (44%), New York (16%) and Islip (11%).
0%work in town
| Old Field | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.7% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Old Field0%
Brookhaven44%
New York16%
Islip11%
Smithtown8%
12 mi
median commute distance
48
jobs based in Old Field
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Old Field: four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 83° and January nights of 25°, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter27–42°
Spring41–59°
Summer64–81°
Fall48–65°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
12% of Old Field is conserved land
For Old Field, the concentration of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile. 2.2 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve.
12%conserved
12%
conserved · 168 of 1,395 acres
2.2 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Flax Pond State Tidal Wetland | 1.2 mi | 149 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
A smaller share of adults smoke cigarettes in Old Field than in most of New York or the rest of the country
16% of Old Field adults binge drink. Among 756 New York towns, just one has a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Old Field. The town does better than the New York average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 2.
| Old Field | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.2% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.8% | 14% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
24 better6 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Old Field | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.9% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.9% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.9% | 7.7% |
John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson
3.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
Homes in Old Field sell for about $1.75M
Old Field’s rent at the middle of the market is $3,501 a month.
$1.75Mmedian sale price
1
homes sold in March
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Old Field
18pages on Old Field
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Old Field
Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook3.6 mi$10,931 in-state tuitionSuffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden9 mi$6,630 in-state tuitionPaier CollegeUniversity or college · Private for-profit · Bridgeport, CT14 mi
About 7 of every 100 Old Field residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Small town
947 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
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About Old Field
Village in New York, United States
Old Field is a village located in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, Old Field had a population of 893.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Established
- 1927
- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7 ft
Questions about Old Field
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Old Field, NY a good place to live?
Old Field has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.