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Bay Park is a small town of 1,510 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 14 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $441k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,510people
$441kTypical home
$2,252/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
145Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,510
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,008 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $441k (≈$2,778/mo)
- Median rent $2,252/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 2.3% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 145 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to JFK airport
- 6 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 111 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,278 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,755 bars within 25 mi
- 4,652 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 256 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nassau County: R+4 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.