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