Bayport, NY

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Bayport, New York

Introduction to Bayport, New York

Bayport, New York, in Suffolk County, is 10 miles E of Brentwood, New York and 48 miles E of New York, New York. The population of the town is 8,662.

Bayport History

Bayport is famous as the home of the 'Hardy Boys'. Suffolk County was one of the twelve original counties of New York State, which was formally created in 1683. Lion Gardiner became the first permanent European resident in Suffolk County in 1639.

Bayport and nearby Attractions

American Airpower Museum
Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Park
Belmont Lake State Park
Atlantis Marine World Aquarium
Blue Mountain
Beardsley Zoological Gardens

Things To Do In Bayport

The American Airpower Museum, the Jewish Sports Hall of Fame, and the Bellport-Brookhaven Historical Society Museum are all located nearby. Caumsett State Historic Park, the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Park and Marshall Field III Estate are popular local historic sites as well. Local parks include Belmont Lake State Park, Captree State Park, Heckscher State Park and Robert Moses State Park. The Atlantis Marine World Aquarium, the Bartlett Arboretum and the Beardsley Zoological Gardens are all accessible from Bayport as well.

Bayport Transportation

John F. Kennedy International is the nearest major airport.

Bayport Higher Education

Dowling College, Saint Joseph's College-Suffolk, and SUNY Farmingdale are some of the local colleges and universities.

High Points

Bayport strengths, compared to Peers (similar size places nationally) or State (other places in New York):

Category	Trophy
Well-Paid Single Women (vs. Peers)	Top 6%
Well-Paid Single Men (vs. Peers)	Top 7%
Median Family Income (vs. Peers)	Top 8%
Public Transportation Use (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
Low Rate of Poverty (vs. Peers)	Top 15%
People in Middle Class or Better (vs. Peers)	Top 16%

Comparative Profile of Bayport, NY

Comparing Bayport to similar size places nationwide (Peers) and to other places in New York (State):

Ratings range from (lowest) to (highest).

The People

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Well-Paid Single Women
Well-Paid Single Men
Children Under 5 Years Old
Age of the Population
Female Share of the Population
Male Share of the Population
Senior Citizens
Racial Diversity

Families

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Portion of People Married
Average Household Size

Wealth

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Median Family Income
People Above Poverty
People in Middle Class or Better
College Educated Adults

Commute & Sprawl

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Public Transportation Use
Working at Home
Short Commute Times
Walking and Biking to Work

Housing

Characteristic	Compared to Peers	Compared to State
Studio & One-Bedroom Rentals
Seasonal and Vacation Housing
Housing Recently Built
People Living Alone
Affordability of Rents
Affordability of Property Taxes

Category	Value
Near Medium City	10 miles E of Brentwood, New York (center to center)
Nearest Large City	48 miles E of New York, New York
County	Suffolk
Standard Zip Codes	11705
Phone Area Codes	631
Time Zone	Eastern (-5 hours from GMT)
Daylight Savings	The city observes Daylight Saving Time.
Latitude	40.738
Longitude	-73.05

Station	ISLIP LI MACARTHUR AP
Distance	5 miles
Jan Temp	23 to 39 F
Apr Temp	40 to 58 F
Jul Temp	66 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	46.5 inches

Station	PATCHOGUE 2 N
Distance	5 miles
Jan Temp	22 to 39 F
Apr Temp	39 to 59 F
Jul Temp	64 to 83 F
Oct Temp	45 to 64 F
Annual Precip	50.2 inches

Station	WANTAGH CEDAR CREEK
Distance	24.3 miles
Jan Temp	24 to 37 F
Apr Temp	40 to 55 F
Jul Temp	67 to 81 F
Oct Temp	47 to 62 F
Annual Precip	42.9 inches

Category	Count	Percent
Total Population	8,662	100%
Male	4,137	47.8%
Female	4,525	52.2%
Under 18	2,218	25.6%
18+	6,444	74.4%
65+	1,126	13%
Median Age	37.9
Average Family Size	3.2
White	8,321	96.1%
African-American	77	0.9%
Asian	102	1.2%
American Indian & Alaskan	6	0.1%
Other	71	0.8%
Mixed Race	85	1%
Hispanic (included in categories above)	340	3.9%

Ancestry	Percent
Italian	31.6%
Irish	22.2%
German	12.9%
English	7%
Other (often includes Hispanic and African American)	6.4%
Polish	4%
US/American	2.4%
Russian	1.7%
Hungarian	1.4%
Norwegian	0.9%
Swedish	0.8%
Dutch	0.8%
Czech	0.8%
Danish	0.8%
French (except Basque)	0.7%
Turkish	0.6%
Greek	0.6%
Romanian	0.5%
Scottish	0.4%
Maltese	0.4%
Iranian	0.3%
European	0.3%
Czechoslovakian	0.3%
Ukrainian	0.2%
French Canadian	0.2%
Scotch-Irish	0.2%
Swiss	0.2%
African	0.2%

Location	Pop.	Median Family Income (2000)
Bayport	8,662	$88,701
Blue Point	4,407	$76,004
Bohemia	9,871	$73,218
East Patchogue	20,824	$64,323
Patchogue	11,919	$60,126
Sayville	16,735	$85,229
West Sayville	5,003	$75,135

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