Home loans on Long Island
There were 40,464 home loans on Long Island in 2011, a 65.6 percent drop from 2005, according to federal housing data. The 2011 figure, the latest available, was down 11.3 percent from the year before, and represents all loans approved during the year to purchase, refinance or make improvements on homes.
The map and tables below list the loan activity by Census tracts, which don't always match up with specific community boundaries. So the labels are, in some cases, approximate and, in other cases, tracts can include more than one community. Click on any tract in the map to get detailed data.
How much lending has changed
(up to 400% increase) Percent not available
| Community | Census tract | 2011 loans | 2010 loans | 2009 loans | 2008 loans | 2007 loans | 2006 loans | 2005 loans | Change from 2005 | 2012-2011 change | Percent change from 2005 | Percent change from 2010 |
| Brentwood | 1456.03 | 17 | 38 | 29 | 53 | 157 | 302 | 364 | -347 | -21 | -95.3% | -55.3% |
| Locust valley | 5178.02 | 41 | 81 | 62 | 39 | 71 | 91 | 119 | -78 | -40 | -65.5% | -49.4% |
| Lakeview | 4062.02 | 38 | 74 | 90 | 84 | 207 | 366 | 393 | -355 | -36 | -90.3% | -48.6% |
| Islip | 1461.04 | 11 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 76 | 144 | 156 | -145 | -10 | -92.9% | -47.6% |
| Baldwin Harbor | 4138.04 | 42 | 79 | 69 | 61 | 123 | 205 | 202 | -160 | -37 | -79.2% | -46.8% |
| Huntington Station | 1109.02 | 22 | 41 | 38 | 39 | 82 | 132 | 143 | -121 | -19 | -84.6% | -46.3% |
| Uniondale | 4075.01 | 24 | 44 | 41 | 45 | 143 | 239 | 265 | -241 | -20 | -90.9% | -45.5% |
| Huntington Station | 1114.01 | 19 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 49 | 52 | 43 | -24 | -15 | -55.8% | -44.1% |
| Dix Hills | 1121.04 | 36 | 64 | 72 | 58 | 86 | 113 | 105 | -69 | -28 | -65.7% | -43.8% |
| New Cassel | 3042.02 | 23 | 40 | 42 | 35 | 92 | 160 | 162 | -139 | -17 | -85.8% | -42.5% |
| Ronkonkoma | 1466.04 | 49 | 83 | 78 | 65 | 109 | 129 | 140 | -91 | -34 | -65.0% | -41.0% |
| North Massapequa | 5207.00 | 59 | 99 | 83 | 76 | 117 | 155 | 155 | -96 | -40 | -61.9% | -40.4% |
| North Babylon | 1231.02 | 60 | 99 | 82 | 75 | 135 | 174 | 214 | -154 | -39 | -72.0% | -39.4% |
| Elmont | 4050.00 | 30 | 49 | 64 | 64 | 165 | 276 | 287 | -257 | -19 | -89.5% | -38.8% |
| Rocky Point | 1584.08 | 36 | 58 | 80 | 72 | 152 | 218 | 265 | -229 | -22 | -86.4% | -37.9% |
| South Huntington | 1120.01 | 51 | 82 | 94 | 56 | 115 | 174 | 150 | -99 | -31 | -66.0% | -37.8% |
| Central Islip | 1462.03 | 28 | 45 | 49 | 58 | 188 | 439 | 388 | -360 | -17 | -92.8% | -37.8% |
| Coram | 1583.19 | 50 | 80 | 64 | 51 | 120 | 167 | 191 | -141 | -30 | -73.8% | -37.5% |
| Brentwood | 1456.01 | 32 | 51 | 51 | 69 | 173 | 373 | 416 | -384 | -19 | -92.3% | -37.3% |
| Glen Cove | 5171.01 | 32 | 51 | 72 | 55 | 79 | 132 | 159 | -127 | -19 | -79.9% | -37.3% |
| Central Islip | 1462.02 | 19 | 30 | 27 | 52 | 154 | 321 | 318 | -299 | -11 | -94.0% | -36.7% |
| Shirley | 1594.08 | 49 | 77 | 81 | 94 | 191 | 263 | 401 | -352 | -28 | -87.8% | -36.4% |
| Freeport | 4144.00 | 21 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 128 | 173 | 234 | -213 | -12 | -91.0% | -36.4% |
| Rockville Centre | 4127.00 | 72 | 113 | 93 | 78 | 87 | 111 | 123 | -51 | -41 | -41.5% | -36.3% |
| Massapequa Park | 5215.00 | 83 | 130 | 120 | 79 | 124 | 148 | 152 | -69 | -47 | -45.4% | -36.2% |
| Plainedge | 5202.00 | 45 | 70 | 61 | 44 | 90 | 119 | 131 | -86 | -25 | -65.6% | -35.7% |
| Glen Cove | 5173.01 | 27 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 48 | 71 | 78 | -51 | -15 | -65.4% | -35.7% |
| North Massapequa | 5210.00 | 64 | 99 | 118 | 81 | 121 | 157 | 154 | -90 | -35 | -58.4% | -35.4% |
| North Merrick | 4146.00 | 57 | 88 | 77 | 43 | 88 | 116 | 129 | -72 | -31 | -55.8% | -35.2% |
| North Wantagh | 4155.00 | 41 | 63 | 71 | 34 | 70 | 90 | 81 | -40 | -22 | -49.4% | -34.9% |
| Deer Park | 1227.05 | 36 | 55 | 61 | 42 | 92 | 143 | 167 | -131 | -19 | -78.4% | -34.5% |
| Elwood | 1115.04 | 19 | 29 | 21 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 44 | -25 | -10 | -56.8% | -34.5% |
| Selden | 1581.02 | 61 | 93 | 80 | 85 | 134 | 225 | 290 | -229 | -32 | -79.0% | -34.4% |
| Central Islip | 1463.00 | 60 | 91 | 59 | 117 | 130 | 99 | 114 | -54 | -31 | -47.4% | -34.1% |
| East Massapequa | 5220.00 | 90 | 136 | 111 | 121 | 197 | 317 | 384 | -294 | -46 | -76.6% | -33.8% |
| Babylon | 1246.02 | 69 | 104 | 101 | 63 | 124 | 138 | 142 | -73 | -35 | -51.4% | -33.7% |
| Islip | 1462.05 | 30 | 45 | 48 | 30 | 66 | 113 | 113 | -83 | -15 | -73.5% | -33.3% |
| Levittown | 4095.00 | 56 | 84 | 79 | 60 | 108 | 125 | 136 | -80 | -28 | -58.8% | -33.3% |
| Oceanside | 4131.00 | 70 | 105 | 100 | 75 | 142 | 137 | 170 | -100 | -35 | -58.8% | -33.3% |
| Bay Shore | 1460.03 | 37 | 55 | 44 | 69 | 167 | 297 | 366 | -329 | -18 | -89.9% | -32.7% |
| Commack | 1352.06 | 29 | 43 | 36 | 23 | 43 | 51 | 65 | -36 | -14 | -55.4% | -32.6% |
| Jericho | 5186.00 | 67 | 99 | 98 | 46 | 88 | 91 | 99 | -32 | -32 | -32.3% | -32.3% |
| Bellmore | 4153.00 | 78 | 115 | 119 | 79 | 136 | 207 | 206 | -128 | -37 | -62.1% | -32.2% |
| West Islip | 1470.01 | 61 | 90 | 94 | 56 | 104 | 144 | 199 | -138 | -29 | -69.3% | -32.2% |
| West Babylon | 1230.02 | 45 | 66 | 63 | 64 | 124 | 217 | 223 | -178 | -21 | -79.8% | -31.8% |
| Syosset | 5184.00 | 68 | 99 | 84 | 76 | 120 | 116 | 141 | -73 | -31 | -51.8% | -31.3% |
| Lindenhurst | 1240.02 | 42 | 61 | 76 | 36 | 76 | 116 | 135 | -93 | -19 | -68.9% | -31.1% |
| Centereach | 1581.10 | 31 | 45 | 41 | 22 | 79 | 106 | 117 | -86 | -14 | -73.5% | -31.1% |
| East Patchogue | 1592.03 | 81 | 117 | 129 | 92 | 193 | 265 | 281 | -200 | -36 | -71.2% | -30.8% |
| Brentwood | 1462.04 | 27 | 39 | 37 | 51 | 185 | 400 | 391 | -364 | -12 | -93.1% | -30.8% |
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