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Hicksville is a small city of 43,780 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 23 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $634k and rent runs about $3k a month.
43,780people
$634kTypical home
$3,113/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 43,780
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,446 people per sq mi
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- 23 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $634k (≈$3,999/mo)
- Median rent $3,113/mo
- Median household income $144k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 21" 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 43
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to JFK airport
- 16 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 154 ft
- 8 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 29 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 150 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,825 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,500 bars within 25 mi
- 4,009 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 113 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 219 museums within 25 mi
- 49 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 20% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 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