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Old Bethpage is a big small town of 6,546 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 26 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $913k and rent runs about $2k a month.
6,546people
$913kTypical home
$2,252/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,546
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,572 people per sq mi
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 26 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $913k (≈$5,757/mo)
- Median rent $2,252/mo
- Median household income $195k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to JFK airport
- 18 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 167 ft
- 7 mi to the ocean
- 198 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 137 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5,825 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 603 bars within 25 mi
- 2,211 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 56 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 123 museums within 25 mi
- 31 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 24% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.