WyandanchNY
A town, settled in 1903.
Is Wyandanch a good place to live?
We don’t grade Wyandanch yet; the figures below are still real.
94% of working residents leave Wyandanch for work
Where Wyandanch’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Central Park and 471 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Wyandanch. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw33 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw32 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw38 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw30 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 Wyandanch: who provides what
Wyandanch 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 Wyandanch.
The biggest natural risk in Wyandanch is inland flooding, at a very low overall level
Expected losses in Wyandanch break down as 60% from inland flooding and 12% from hurricanes. Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With only 0.4 jobs per working resident, most people in Wyandanch work out of town
Since 2013, Wyandanch has lost 346 jobs, to 2,581 in 2023. The top destinations are Babylon (24%), New York (21%) and Islip (10%). The share of working residents in Wyandanch who work locally is 6.1%, where New York’s towns sit at 10% and U.S. towns at 8%.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Wyandanch
Summer afternoons peak near 84° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 32 inches a winter. Wyandanch has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New York and the rest of the country, more of Wyandanch’s adults get no exercise outside work
Among adults in Wyandanch, 40% have obesity. Only 3 of the 756 New York towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Wyandanch. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Wyandanch is ahead of New York on 6 and behind on 21.
| Wyandanch | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 37% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 13% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 25% | 25% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Wyandanch | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4% | 7.7% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 20.6% | 24% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 17.4% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A typical Wyandanch home is worth about $565K
On the market in Wyandanch: a median 92 days to sell. Two thirds of the homes sold in Wyandanch went for more than their asking price.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Conservation land takes up 3.5% of Wyandanch
Across 3 parks and preserves: 1.1 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in Wyandanch: 3, covering 19 acres. In Wyandanch, the density of trails is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Wyandanch | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Geiger Memorial Park | 0.8 mi | 11 |
| 2. Wyandanch Park | — | 7 |
| 3. Wyandanch Plaza | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wyandanch
Colleges nearby
10 within 15 miles of the center of Wyandanch
About Wyandanch
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Wyandanch (, WY-ən-danch) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Babylon in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 12,990 at the time of 2020 census. In the past, some or all of Wyandanch was proposed to become part of the never-realized Incorporated Village of Half Hollow Hills and later on proposed incorporating itself as the Incorporated Village of Wyandanch. However, those plans failed and Wyandanch ultimately has never incorporated.
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- Area
- 4.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 56 ft
- ZIP code
- 11798
Wyandanch’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Wyandanch.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyandanch | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deer Park | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| West Babylon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wheatley Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Farmingdale | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wyandanch, Deer Park, West Babylon, Wheatley Heights and East Farmingdale aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Wyandanch with a neighbor →
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Is Wyandanch, NY a good place to live?
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