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Living in Brookville, NY

Brookville is a small town of 2,941 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.

2,941people
$2.0MTypical home
$2,252/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 2,941
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 745 people per sq mi
  • 22 mi to New York, NY
  • 22 mi to New York, NY
  • 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
  • Median rent $2,252/mo
  • Median household income $250k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 7.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 85°F
  • Winter highs around 40°F
  • Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
  • 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
  • 127 cloudy days a year
  • 43 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 114 days a year with rain or snow
  • 20" of snow a year
  • 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • Rarely hits 100°F
  • 3 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (56 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (554 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 26
  • 53% of households have kids
  • 12% are 65 or older
  • 75% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 32% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 28 min
  • 16% walk or take transit to work
  • 16 mi to LGA airport
  • 16 mi to LGA (major hub)
  • 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 94% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1967
  • 99% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 331 ft
  • 4 mi to the ocean
  • 191 mi to a big lake
  • 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 26 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 162 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 12,501 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 1,723 bars within 25 mi
  • 4,602 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 256 museums within 25 mi
  • 56 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 20% of New York districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 2 mi to the nearest vet
  • 3 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 4 congregations per 10k people
  • College in town

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.

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