Wheatley HeightsNY
A town of 4,729.
Is Wheatley Heights a good place to live?
Wheatley Heights’ typical journey to work is 35 minutes, against 25 minutes in New York’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Wheatley Heights. We don’t grade Wheatley Heights yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave Wheatley Heights for work
Where Wheatley Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Central Park and 472 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wheatley Heights. Close and well known come first.
Big draw31 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw32 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw31 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw29 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
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Moving to Wheatley Heights: who provides what
Wheatley Heights 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 Wheatley Heights.
Very low risk in Wheatley Heights, with inland flooding at the top
Wheatley Heights’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 12 of 100, where New York’s towns sit at 31 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 13%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Wheatley Heights’ workers head elsewhere: there are 0.2 jobs for each of them
In Wheatley Heights, 5.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Just 1% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The town had 411 jobs in 2023, up 62 from 2013. The typical household income for Wheatley Heights comes to $118,000.
| Wheatley Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $118,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wheatley Heights
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 32 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults sleep under 7 hours in Wheatley Heights than in most of New York or the rest of the country
For adults in Wheatley Heights, the share who feel lonely is 34%. CDC measures, 32 in all: Wheatley Heights beats New York on 4 and trails on 9.
| Wheatley Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 37% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wheatley Heights | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.9% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 14.2% | 17.5% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 10.7% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Wheatley Heights is younger than the New York average
People 65 and older are 14% of residents (18% statewide). In Wheatley Heights, the midpoint age is 37 years. Four-year graduates: 37% of adults 25 and older here, 40% across New York.
| Wheatley Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged 65 or older | 14% | 20% | 18% |
| Median age | 37 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 37% | 32% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 22% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
57% women, 43% men
About 75 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6.8 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Wheatley Heights | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.1% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.7% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 13.4% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 14.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 7.1% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.5% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 18.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 22% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 16.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.1% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 18.7% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 18.5% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,700, single groups can be off by several points
Wheatley Heights has set aside 4.6% of its land for conservation
Wheatley Heights’ trail network density is 0.9 miles per square mile. 1.1 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves.
| Wheatley Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Kevin Ver Pault Memorial Park | 0.4 mi | 10 |
| 2. Herman Griem Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Wheatley Heights sells for about $685K
The going rate for rent in Wheatley Heights is $1,688 a month. Among households in the town, 88% own their home.
| Wheatley Heights | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,688 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 88% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Wheatley Heights
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Wheatley Heights
About 6 of every 100 Wheatley Heights residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Wheatley Heights’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Wheatley Heights.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheatley Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wyandanch | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington | #61 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Babylon | — | — | D− | — | — | A− |
| Deer Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Melville | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Farmingdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dix Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Huntington and Babylon report no FBI crime data of their own. Wheatley Heights, Wyandanch, Babylon, Deer Park, Melville, East Farmingdale and Dix Hills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wheatley Heights with a neighbor →
Questions about Wheatley Heights
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Wheatley Heights, NY a good place to live?
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