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Point Lookout is a tiny town of 945 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 19 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 $1.1M and rent runs about $3k a month.
945people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,790/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
138Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 945
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,487 people per sq mi
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- 19 mi to New York, NY
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,928/mo)
- Median rent $2,790/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 138 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 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 61
- 16% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 52% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to JFK airport
- 11 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 10 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 88 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 10,563 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,615 bars within 25 mi
- 4,078 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 121 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 208 museums within 25 mi
- 52 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New York districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.