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Herricks is a small town of 3,907 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 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $825k and rent runs about $4k a month.
3,907people
$825kTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,907
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,818 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $825k (≈$5,205/mo)
- Median rent $3,501/mo
- Median household income $135k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 8.0% 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
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 50
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to JFK airport
- 10 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 12 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 115 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 157 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,539 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,819 bars within 25 mi
- 5,044 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 272 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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