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Glen Head is a small town of 4,653 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 21 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $872k and rent runs about $2k a month.
4,653people
$872kTypical home
$2,440/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,653
- Part of a metro area
- About 2,832 people per sq mi
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 21 mi to New York, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $872k (≈$5,499/mo)
- Median rent $2,440/mo
- Median household income $138k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 22" 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 (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 36% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 61% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to LGA airport
- 14 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 93% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 118 ft
- Right on the coast
- 187 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 24 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 178 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,059 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,750 bars within 25 mi
- 4,847 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 267 museums within 25 mi
- 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 22% 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
- 3 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