West Islip.
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New York·Suffolk County
7 tracts·27K people·$614K median·4,469/mi²
White 81 · Hispanic 13 · Multiracial 3 · Asian 1 · Black 1 · Other 0
Married couple 67 · Other 19 · Living alone 15
Health 61 · Retail 18 · Professional 8 · Leisure 5 · Manufacturing 5 · Public admin 1 · Other 3
Management · business · science · arts 49 · Sales · office 22 · Service 13 · Production · transport 9 · Construction · maintenance 7
Drive alone 75 · Work from home 13 · Carpool 12 · Transit 5 · Bike 0 · Walk 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in West Islip is $614,300 (Census ACS) — 1.3× the US median of $458,812.
West Islip has 26,865 residents across 7 census tracts and 6 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 38.5; the population is 81.2% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% Multiracial, 1.2% Asian, 1.1% Black and 0.5% Other; the average household has 3.1 people; 49.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 2.7% (Census ACS).
PAUL J BELLEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (65%), BAYVIEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (42%) and MANETUCK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (37%) lead the elementary schools; BEACH STREET MIDDLE SCHOOL (48%) and UDALL ROAD MIDDLE SCHOOL (47%) lead the middle schools; WEST ISLIP SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL is the high school with reported scores (84%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $2,765/month, 75% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in West Islip is $176,281 a year, 105% above the US median (Census ACS).
In West Islip, median rent is $2,765/month and the median home value is $614,300 (Census ACS).
West Islip reported 0.5 violent crimes and 5.7 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR via Suffolk County Police Department, 2023).
Summer highs average 81°F; winter lows average 28°F; there are 111 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 46 inches; snowfall averages 18 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in West Islip are winter weather (47), earthquake (35) and cold wave (29), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.20g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In West Islip, 0.2% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).