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40.63° N · 73.67° W · GEOID 3604891

Bay Park

Nassau County, New York · part of the New York, NY metro

Limited data population under 5,000

New YorkBay Park, NYBay ParkBay Park

The short answer

Bay Park is home to 1,510 people. Median household income is $101,875 a year and median rent is $2,221 a month, 26.2% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $440,500, about 4.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$2,221
63% above the median place
Median household income
$101,875
27% above the median place
Median home value
$440,500
38% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
1% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Bay Park

  • Household income has grown -10.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places.
  • 96% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • Half the homes were built before 1951, older housing than in 93% of places its size.
  • Median rent is $2,221 a month, higher than in 89% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $980 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 85% of places its size.
01

Moving to Bay Park

Nassau County loses about 4.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in46,951
Moved out52,848
Net−5,897

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Queens County, NY20,4947,425+13,069
Suffolk County, NY6,37811,644−5,266
Kings County, NY4,7542,141+2,613
New York County, NY2,6402,625+15
Palm Beach County, FL4411,556−1,115

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$111K
Leavers$110K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Nassau County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Nassau County report $110,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $110,100.
Income you would need
$88,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,221 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,201 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $440,500.
Getting to work
36 minutes each way on average; 14.1% work from home; 8.8% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
River Ridge, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$110,128
57% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureBay ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$110,84757% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$110,12857% above
02

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Bay Park26.2%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$88,840
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.2%
28% above the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
14% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$71,600
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Bay Park, $2,221 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Bay Park, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Buckley, WA19.2% vs 26.2%$26,300Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
96.0%
45% above the median place
Median year built1
1951
1% below the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureBay ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,22163% above
Rent to income126.2%28% above
Home price to income14.3x14% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,68967% above
HUD area median income4County figure$164,30053% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$440,50038% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.0%118% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership196.0%45% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure55.0%9% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,20171% above
Vacant homes10.0%below (median 7.1%)
Median year built119511% below
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 8.8%, above the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
8.8%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$61,187
53% above the median place
Median household income1
$101,875
27% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureBay ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$101,87527% above
Income per person1$61,18753% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%1% below
Average annual pay6County figure$79,80121% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure636,274322% above
Poverty rate1County figure5.4%50% below
Mean commute1County figure36 min45% above
Works from home114.1%13% above
Commutes by transit18.8%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 46.9, 20% above the median place.

Median age1
46.9
20% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
88.8%
4% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
23.1%
28% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureBay ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,5106646th largest
Median age146.920% above
Bachelor's or higher123.1%28% below
High school or higher194.3%2% above
Household size12.50% above
Born abroad1County figure23.3%164% above
No health insurance1County figure3.8%41% below
Homes with broadband188.8%4% below
05

Life in Bay Park

157 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents46.4 4.6×
Playgrounds per 10k33.1 3.5×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −85%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.6 +33%
Shops39.7 +31%
Arts, recreation and fitness6.9 +68%
Doctors' offices and clinics34.6 +71%
Child care centers4.8 2.1×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
4.8
109% above the median place
Public schools11
313
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
200,775
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureBay ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure313above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure200,775above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure27.633% above
Shops per 10k8County figure39.731% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure34.671% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.8109% above
Parks per 10k946.4356% above
Playgrounds per 10k933.1252% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.385% below
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure157above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 29, 33% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Bay Park. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
29
33% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
95.4
35% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
97.1
5% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureBay ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure85°F3% below
January average low12County figure26°F1% above
Average temperature12County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure45.6 in4% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure97.15% above
Hurricane risk13County figure95.435% above
Tornado risk13County figure76.26% below
Wildfire risk13County figure43.629% below
Heat wave risk13County figure96.07% above
Median air quality index14County figure2933% below
Good air days14County figure78.8%15% above
08

Bay Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 30% of the median income in 2030, up from 26% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,221/mo (2021)$3,070/mo$2,410 to $3,910/mo+3.6%
Median household income$101,875 (2024)$122,500$103,500 to $145,000+3.2%
Median home value$440,500 (2024)$629,000$457,000 to $867,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 5.1 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Bay Park

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
River Ridge, FL$2,194$102,798Compare
Forked River, NJ$2,170$91,493Compare
Oak Grove, MN$2,042$117,696Compare
Westwood Lakes, FL$2,472$86,040Compare
Westwood Lakes, FLOak Grove, MNForked River, NJRiver Ridge, FLBay Park, NYBay ParkRiver RidgeForked RiverOak GroveWestwood LakesBay ParkRiver RidgeOak GroveWestwood Lakes

Common questions

Is Bay Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -10.7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 340 New York places. 96% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 97% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Bay Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.2% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $440,500.

What salary do you need to live in Bay Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $88,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Bay Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are River Ridge, FL, Forked River, NJ, Oak Grove, MN and Westwood Lakes, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Bay Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Bay Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/bay-park-new-york

Citytistics. “Bay Park, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/bay-park-new-york/

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