West Islip, NY Housing Market & City Data

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26,844
Population Estimate
$423,867
Median Home Value
95.8%
Employment Rate
38.8%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$486
Median Listing Price$799,000
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings32
New Listings20
Total Listings (Active + Pending)49
Avg Listing Price$1,033,441
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY-11%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.46
Family Dual Income65.1
Median Household Income$125,779
Median Individual Income$45,338
Home Ownership96.5%
Home Value$423,867
Median Rent$2,017
Rent Burden31.2%
Poverty4.3%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED5.3%
  • Highschool Education26.5%
  • Some College29.4%
  • Bachelors Degree19.9%
  • Graduate Degree18.9%
  • Total College or Above38.8%
  • Stem Degree35.7%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male48.4%
  • Female51.6%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married54.7%
  • Divorced7.9%
  • Never Married30.3%
  • Widowed7.0%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityWest Islip
State IDNY
Population26,844

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1822.5%
19–2912.7%
30–3910.8%
40–4912.3%
Age Group% of Population
50–5919.2%
60–6911.9%
70–795.5%
80+5.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation66.5%
Unemployment Rate4.2%
Disabled8.8%

ETHNICITY

White96.4%
Black0.5%
Asian1.6%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other0.3%
Multiple1.1%

OTHER

Hispanic6.5%
Limited English0.9%
Health Uninsured2.8%
Veteran5.1%

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Neighborhoods in West Islip, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in West Islip, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Willets Point

    Willets Point ↗

    Median asking price
    $1,104,250
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    8
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.