Deer Park, NY vs West Babylon, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricDeer Park, NYWest Babylon, NY
Population27,99043,570
Median Household Income$137,105$129,519
Median Rent$1,906/mo$2,225/mo
Median Home Value$543,500$531,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income53.6%51.2%
Poverty Rate3.4%5.8%
Unemployment Rate3.5% (county)3.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k9548*
Property Crime Rate /100k448567*
Median AQI4141
Good AQI Days /yr265265
Summer Highs81°F81°F
Winter Lows27°F27°F
Snowfall32 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute29.9 min31.2 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher10.711.4
College Degree Rate38.4%32.8%
Foreign-Born %21.6%14.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.5%+1.3%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices West Babylon (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.