Living in Massapequa Park, NY
Massapequa Park is a small city of 16,963 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $643k and rent runs about $3k a month.
16,963people
$643kTypical home
$3,469/moRent
84° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 16,963
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,739 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $643k (≈$4,052/mo)
- Median rent $3,469/mo
- Median household income $172k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" 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 (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to JFK airport
- 18 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 98% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 36 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 201 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 103 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4,681 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 495 bars within 25 mi
- 1,856 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 48 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 102 museums within 25 mi
- 25 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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