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Malverne is a big small town of 8,477 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 14 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $651k and rent runs about $2k a month.
8,477people
$651kTypical home
$1,898/moRent
84° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
238Sunny days
134Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,477
- Part of a metro area
- About 8,012 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $651k (≈$4,106/mo)
- Median rent $1,898/mo
- Median household income $149k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°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
- 134 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 (45 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (203 per 100k)
People
- Median age 45
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 55% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to JFK airport
- 6 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1941
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 125 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,882 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,790 bars within 25 mi
- 4,832 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 264 museums within 25 mi
- 61 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 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