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Living in Kings Point, NY

Kings Point is a big small town of 5,634 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 15 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $4k a month.

5,634people
$2.0MTypical home
$3,501/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
26"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 5,634
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 1,677 people per sq mi
  • 15 mi to New York, NY
  • 15 mi to New York, NY
  • 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $2.0M (≈$12k/mo)
  • Median rent $3,501/mo
  • Median household income $211k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 3.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 86°F
  • Winter highs around 40°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
  • 126 days a year with rain or snow
  • 26" of snow a year
  • 7 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 (36 per 100k)
  • Very low property crime (289 per 100k)

People

  • Median age 27
  • 43% of households have kids
  • 16% are 65 or older
  • 65% have a college degree
  • Not very diverse
  • 15% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 34 min
  • 17% walk or take transit to work
  • 8 mi to LGA airport
  • 8 mi to LGA (major hub)
  • 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 98% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1961
  • 95% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 52 ft
  • Right on the coast
  • 184 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 17 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 13 mi to the nearest campground
  • 174 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 14,341 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 1,891 bars within 25 mi
  • 5,327 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 133 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 290 museums within 25 mi
  • 67 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • 5 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
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 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

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