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6 closed sales, median $595,000, typically 16 days on market.

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ZIP code
11704
School districts
West Babylon

also North Babylon

Typical property taxes
$12,623

a year, median of the homes for sale

Typical year built
1959

median of the homes for sale

John’s sales here
7

since 2020, $450,000 to $680,000

School districts, taxes and year built describe the homes for sale in West Babylon today; taxes and year built are medians. Data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of September 25, 2026.

Overview

What to know about West Babylon

West Babylon is an unincorporated hamlet within the Town of Babylon, in Suffolk County, on the south shore near Great South Bay. It borders North Babylon to the northeast, Babylon to the southeast, and Lindenhurst to the south, with North Lindenhurst, East Farmingdale and Wyandanch also nearby. The closest LIRR station is Lindenhurst, on the Babylon Branch, 1.7 miles from the center, with direct weekday morning trains reaching Penn Station in about 61 to 64 minutes and Grand Central Madison in about 59 to 63 minutes of scheduled time on board.

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About three in four homes in West Babylon CDP are detached single family houses, and about three in four are owner occupied. Most housing dates to between 1950 and 1969, with a median year built of 1961, and three bedroom homes make up the largest single group, though four or more bedrooms account for 39 percent of homes.

John C. Pape Memorial Park sits 0.4 miles from the center, with Belmont Lake State Park about 1.3 miles away. FEMA's mapped flood zones cover about 9 percent of West Babylon CDP in the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area and about 1 percent in a moderate-risk shaded Zone X, an estimate of the mapped area rather than any single property.

Parts of the town fall within the West Babylon Union Free School District and parts within the North Babylon Union Free School District, with the district for a given address set by its tax bill. The Town of Babylon Building Division, based at Town Hall in Lindenhurst, issues building permits and certificates of occupancy. PSEG Long Island delivers electricity and National Grid supplies natural gas, while the Suffolk County Water Authority serves most areas and sewer or septic service varies by street.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau place boundaries and OpenStreetMap contributors, as of September 17, 2026 ; MTA Long Island Rail Road schedule data (GTFS) and OpenStreetMap contributors, as of September 17, 2026 ; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, as of December 1, 2025 ; National Center for Education Statistics (EDGE, Common Core of Data) and New York State Education Department, as of June 1, 2025 ; OpenStreetMap contributors, as of September 17, 2026 ; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of September 17, 2026 ; Official town, village, county and utility websites, as of September 17, 2026 .

Homes for sale in West Babylon today have a median asking price of $660,000. Two-bedroom homes are asking a median of $475,000, three-bedroom homes $650,000, four-bedroom homes $689,000 and homes with five or more bedrooms $875,000.

Data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of September 25, 2026. These are asking prices, not sold prices.

John Tiburzi, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson and Realtor, is one of Signature Premier Properties' top-ranked agents. John finished #3 out of more than 1,800 agents company-wide in homes sold in 2025, and #1 in 2023. He sells all over Long Island. His sales include Lindenhurst and Coram, and he works out of the Sayville office.

On the market today

West Babylon market report

What sellers in West Babylon are asking on September 25, 2026, and how the asking prices are spread. These are the homes on the market, not homes that have sold.

Median asking price
$660,000

Based on 42 listings.

Median days on the market
41

Half have been listed longer than this. Based on 42 listings.

Median asking price per square foot
$470

Based on the 41 of 42 listings that state a size.

New this week
7%

Came on the market in the past 7 days, 3 of 42 listings.

Asking prices, by band

  • Under $600,000
  • $600,000 to $700,000
  • $700,000 to $800,000
  • $800,000 and over

Bands are set from this town’s own quartiles, rounded. Based on 42 listings.

Median asking price, by bedrooms

2 bedrooms
$475,000

Based on 5 listings.

3 bedrooms
$650,000

Based on 17 listings.

4 bedrooms
$689,000

Based on 11 listings.

5 or more bedrooms
$875,000

Based on 9 listings.

A bedroom count with fewer than three homes for sale is left out.

Every figure above is a median or a share of the asking prices of homes for sale in West Babylon on September 25, 2026. Asking prices are what sellers want, not what homes have sold for. Data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of September 25, 2026.

Homes for sale in West Babylon

42 on the market

Closed sales

Sold by John in West Babylon

7 closed sales in West Babylon since 2020, $450,000 to $680,000.

Every sale

  1. 15 Glenda Drive

    $450,000

    2 bd · 1 ba · 3 days on market

  2. 63 Neck Court

    $680,000

    4 bd · 2.5 ba · 35 days on market

  3. 358 15th Street

    $675,000

    6 bd · 3 ba · 19 days on market

  4. 447 15th Street

    $575,000

    3 bd · 1 ba · 13 days on market

  5. 28 Cortland Street

    $615,000

    3 bd · 1.5 ba · 102 days on market

  6. 5 Forest Avenue

    $475,000

    3 bd · 2 ba · 8 days on market

  7. 418 17th Street

    $490,000

    5 bd · 3 ba · 7 days on market

Figures are from John Tiburzi's own closed transactions, data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID, covering August 2020 to July 2026.

Living in West Babylon

Where it is

Township
Town of Babylon An unincorporated hamlet has no government of its own. The town is the local government here.
Shore
South shore, on Great South Bay About 14% of this place's boundary runs within about a tenth of a mile of a mapped coastline, and Great South Bay is the nearest large named water to it.
Neighbouring places
North Babylon to the northeast, Babylon to the southeast, Lindenhurst to the south, North Lindenhurst to the west, East Farmingdale to the northwest, Wyandanch to the north Places ranked by how much boundary each one shares with this one, read clockwise from north.

Boundaries are the Census Bureau 2023 cartographic place boundaries, which are drawn for statistics and need not match the postal town or a school district. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau place boundaries and OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 September 2026.

Getting around

Nearest LIRR station
Lindenhurst On the Babylon Branch, 1.7 miles from the center of West Babylon in a straight line
Also nearby
Babylon On the Babylon and Montauk branches, 2.0 miles from the center of West Babylon in a straight line
Scheduled time to Penn Station
61 to 64 minutes Direct trains from Lindenhurst, weekday mornings arriving Penn Station between 6 am and 10 am. Time on board, not door to door.
Scheduled time to Grand Central Madison
59 to 63 minutes Direct trains from Lindenhurst, weekday mornings arriving Grand Central Madison between 6 am and 10 am. Time on board, not door to door.
Main roads
NY 27 Sunrise Highway, Southern State Parkway Numbered highways and parkways crossing the town or running within about 1.5 miles of it.

Train times are the scheduled minutes on board and do not include getting to the station, parking or waiting. Road names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Source: MTA Long Island Rail Road schedule data (GTFS) and OpenStreetMap contributors, weekday schedule in effect September 2026.

Housing stock

Homes
14,286
Owner occupied
76% Renter occupied 24%
Detached single family
76% 2 to 4 units 8%, 20 or more units 8%
When homes were built
Mostly 1950 to 1969 (56%) Median year built 1961. 5% built 2000 or later.
Typical size
3 bedrooms (33%) 4 or more bedrooms 39%

American Community Survey figures are survey estimates, not counts. They cover West Babylon CDP as the Census Bureau draws it, which need not match the postal town.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024.

Schools

School district
West Babylon Union Free School District The district for a specific address is set by its tax bill; confirm before relying on it.
School district
North Babylon Union Free School District Serves part of the town. The district for a specific address is set by its tax bill; confirm before relying on it.
Public schools in West Babylon
Forest Avenue School, grades pre-K to 5; John F Kennedy School, grades pre-K to 5; Santapogue School, grades pre-K to 5; Tooker Avenue School, grades pre-K to 5; Belmont Elementary School, grades K to 5; South Bay School, grades K to 5; West Babylon Junior High School, grades 6 to 8; West Babylon Senior High School, grades 9 to 12

District lines are drawn independently of hamlet and ZIP code lines, so two houses with the same mailing address can sit in different districts.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (EDGE, Common Core of Data) and New York State Education Department, 2024 to 2025 school year.

Parks, beaches and marinas

Parks and preserves
John C. Pape Memorial Park, Anthony Sanchez Memorial Park, Babylon Town Hall Park, Van Bourgondien Park, Belmont Lake State Park, Copiague Neck County Park, Gardiner County Park John C. Pape Memorial Park 0.4 mi, Anthony Sanchez Memorial Park 0.9 mi, Babylon Town Hall Park 0.9 mi, Van Bourgondien Park 1.0 mi, Belmont Lake State Park 1.3 mi, Copiague Neck County Park 3.3 mi, Gardiner County Park 4.6 mi
Beaches
Venetian Shores Beach, West Islip Beach, Copiague Beach Venetian Shores Beach 3.0 mi, West Islip Beach 4.1 mi, Copiague Beach 4.3 mi
Marinas and boat ramps
Surfside 3 Marina, Village of Lindenhurst Charles J. Cowan Marina, West Islip Marina Surfside 3 Marina 2.9 mi, Village of Lindenhurst Charles J. Cowan Marina 3.0 mi, West Islip Marina 4.0 mi

Distances are straight-line from the centre of the town, not driving distance. Many town beaches, marinas and ramps require a resident permit. Check with the town before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 September 2026.

Flood zones

In a FEMA high-risk flood area
About 9% of West Babylon CDP Special Flood Hazard Area, zones A, AE and VE. Lenders require flood insurance on federally backed mortgages here.
In a moderate-risk area
About 1% of West Babylon CDP Shaded Zone X, the 0.2 percent annual chance floodplain.
Look up an address
FEMA Flood Map Service Center The flood zone for a specific property comes from its own map panel or an elevation certificate.

Check a specific address

These are area estimates from FEMA's mapped flood zones, sampled across the Census place boundary. They describe the area, not any one property, and mapped zones can change.

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 17 September 2026.

Who runs what

Local government
Town of Babylon West Babylon is an unincorporated hamlet. The town handles zoning, permits, roads and parks. Town Hall is at 200 East Sunrise Highway, Lindenhurst, NY 11757.
Building permits and C of O
Town of Babylon Building Division A division of Planning and Development at Town Hall, 200 East Sunrise Highway in Lindenhurst. It issues building permits and handles every request for a certificate of occupancy.
Property tax bills
Town of Babylon Receiver of Taxes The receiver collects the real property taxes levied by the town, the county and the school districts. Bills are mailed by the second week of December.
Garbage and recycling
Town arranged curbside collection The town arranges general collection, recycling and yard waste through a contracted carter. The town page names the current carter and the day for your street.
Electricity
PSEG Long Island PSEG Long Island delivers electricity to more than 1.2 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways.
Natural gas
National Grid National Grid is the natural gas utility on Long Island and runs the gas emergency line.
Water
Suffolk County Water Authority in most areas SCWA is the public water supplier for most of Suffolk County. Some streets sit in a separate water district, so check the address on the SCWA map.
Sewer or septic
Varies by street. Confirm for the property. Suffolk County Public Works runs 27 county sewer districts, including the Southwest district at Bergen Point in West Babylon. Much of the county is on private septic or cesspool systems instead.

Service areas can differ street by street. Confirm providers for a specific address.

Source: Official town, village, county and utility websites, as of 17 September 2026.

Reading on West Babylon

Town news, August 2026 Is there a buried oil tank in this West Babylon house, and what happens if there is? A converted house can still have a steel tank in the yard. What New York requires a West Babylon seller to disclose, what removal costs, and who pays for a leak. Comparison West Babylon or Lindenhurst? The two towns side by side, from John's sales in each. Comparison West Babylon or Bay Shore? The two towns side by side, from John's sales in each. Guide Buying a house on Long Island What the process actually involves here, and what 95 closed sales say about how fast you will need to move. Guide Selling a house on Long Island How the sale actually runs, and what 95 closed sales say about pricing it so it moves.

Common questions about West Babylon real estate

How many homes have you sold in West Babylon?

I have closed six sales in West Babylon, ranging from $450,000 at 15 Glenda Drive to $680,000 at 63 Neck Court. The median sold price across those six was $595,000.

How fast do homes sell with you in West Babylon?

Of my six closed sales in West Babylon, three sold in 16 days or fewer, including 15 Glenda Drive which sold in 3 days. The slowest of the six, 28 Cortland Street, took 102 days.

What size homes have you sold in West Babylon?

Square footage is on file for two of my six West Babylon sales: 15 Glenda Drive at 624 square feet and 63 Neck Court at 1,951 square feet. The other four of the six do not have square footage listed.

What is the age range of the homes you've sold in West Babylon?

Four of my six closed sales in West Babylon were built between 1925 and 1953, including 63 Neck Court from 1925 and 447 15th Street from 1953. The newest of the six, 28 Cortland Street, was built in 1962.

How many bedrooms do the homes you've sold in West Babylon typically have?

Three of my six closed West Babylon sales had three bedrooms: 447 15th Street, 28 Cortland Street, and 5 Forest Avenue. The other three ranged from two bedrooms at 15 Glenda Drive to six bedrooms at 358 15th Street.

John Tiburzi, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson, Signature Premier Properties, as of July 15, 2026.

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