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Farmingdale is a big small town of 8,474 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $560k and rent runs about $3k a month.
8,474people
$560kTypical home
$2,520/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,474
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,746 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $560k (≈$3,529/mo)
- Median rent $2,520/mo
- Median household income $123k
- Property tax about 1.8% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 44
- 27% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to JFK airport
- 19 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 79 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 199 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 122 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,316 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 533 bars within 25 mi
- 2,016 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 52 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 112 museums within 25 mi
- 29 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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