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Long Beach is a small city of 34,756 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 15 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $696k and rent runs about $3k a month.
34,756people
$696kTypical home
$2,515/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
140Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 34,756
- Part of a metro area
- About 15,670 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to New York, NY
- 15 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $696k (≈$4,391/mo)
- Median rent $2,515/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 140 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (75 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (137 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 20% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 56% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to JFK airport
- 7 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 40% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 16 ft
- Right on the coast
- 197 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 96 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11,798 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,733 bars within 25 mi
- 4,473 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 252 museums within 25 mi
- 53 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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