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Garden City is a small city of 22,941 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 16 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
22,941people
$1.1MTypical home
$3,265/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 22,941
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,306 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,785/mo)
- Median rent $3,265/mo
- Median household income $244k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 41
- 39% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 75% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to JFK airport
- 9 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 85 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 192 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 146 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,154 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,797 bars within 25 mi
- 4,930 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 268 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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