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Oceanside is a small city of 31,639 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 16 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $634k and rent runs about $2k a month.
31,639people
$634kTypical home
$2,227/moRent
82° / 39°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
150Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,639
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,418 people per sq mi
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- 16 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $634k (≈$4,000/mo)
- Median rent $2,227/mo
- Median household income $150k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 150 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 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 46
- 32% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 49% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 15% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to JFK airport
- 7 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 13 ft
- Right on the coast
- 196 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 107 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,081 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,759 bars within 25 mi
- 4,573 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 253 museums within 25 mi
- 57 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 4 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