West Babylon is similar to other communities of Long Island, in that it is a highly diverse, safe, warm, and welcoming place to live. It is the largest hamlet within the Town of Babylon and an incredible place to start and raise a family.
The clean community offers friendly neighbors, good schools, conveniently located shops, grocers, eateries, banks, and public spaces.
During the 1800s, West Babylon caught the attention of affluent vacationers, who built summer homes for themselves during the peak of Babylon's resort era. However, it wasn't until the 1920s that middle-class families turned their summer vacation homes into year-round family homes.
This established thriving neighborhoods in West Babylon during the population boom after World War II. Early Dutch farmers discovered the soil to be ideal for growing dahlias, tulips, and other such flowering bulbs.
They established vast bulb farms throughout the landscape and a thriving flower industry. This Dutch heritage is why you'll see a windmill image throughout West Babylon, which refers to an actual windmill that stood tall near the bulb farms.
West Babylon had a single-room schoolhouse in the 1800s, where the famed poet and writer Walt Whitman taught during the winter of 1836. Today, West Babylon, NY, has 17 schools, including 10 private schools and 7 public district schools. The West Babylon Senior High School scores above the state average in some departments.
They have a higher graduation rate, higher rate of graduates pursuing 4-year college, and higher test scores in some subjects than the state average. They offer experienced teachers with around 12 students per full-time teacher and 208 students per counselor.
Other notable schools include the West Babylon Junior High School, John F. Kennedy School, and private schools like The Carousel School.
West Babylon, NY, offers a wide range of residential homes and properties that range between $380,000 and $780,000. The median listing is around $500,000, and the median sale price is approximately $540,000, which means that homes are sold for slightly above the asking price on average. West Babylon, NY, is a buyer's market (more supply of homes than demand), with the median listing price/sq ft being around $335.
Daily commute in West Babylon, NY has changed over the years, due to its growing community. The main mode of transportation is private, which means that public transit is not overcrowded outside of rush hour.
Unlike other boroughs of NY, Long Island is unique for not having the most well-established public transportation systems. Most people rely on private transportation as they always have, which is reflected in West Babylon.
Around 80 percent of the population of Deer Park drives to work, 8 percent carpools, and 8 percent use public transportation. A one-way commute averages around 32 minutes, which is better than the state average but slightly worse than the national average of nearly 27 minutes.
Generally, the traffic and commute are better than in most areas and hamlets on Long Island, and you can drive almost anywhere internally in less than 30 minutes.
● During the winter of 1836, the famed poet and writer Walt Whitman taught at the only one-room schoolhouse in West Babylon.
● West Babylon, NY, has been home to former linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs, Jovan Belcher, a former member of the New York State Senate, Owen H. Johnson, former Major League Baseball pitcher, Billy Koch, and former player for the New York Yankees, Kevin Russo.
● As of 2010, there were over 14,500 households and 43,000 people residing in West Babylon, NY
● As of 2010, the median age of residents was around 40 years, and over 22 percent of the population was under 18 years of age
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