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Greenlawn is a small city of 15,210 people in Suffolk County, New York. It's about 24 miles from Bridgeport, CT and 33 miles from New York, NY, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $631k and rent runs about $2k a month.
15,210people
$631kTypical home
$2,255/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
28"Snow
238Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,210
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,975 people per sq mi
- 33 mi to New York, NY
- 24 mi to Bridgeport, CT
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $631k (≈$3,978/mo)
- Median rent $2,255/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 64°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (9 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (98 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 10% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to ISP airport
- 27 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 226 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 155 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3,978 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 268 bars within 25 mi
- 1,522 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 13 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 124 museums within 25 mi
- 22 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New York districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Suffolk County: R+10 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low 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.