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Port Washington is a small city of 18,004 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,004people
$1.0MTypical home
$2,184/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
23"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,004
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,286 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,326/mo)
- Median rent $2,184/mo
- Median household income $170k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (35 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (676 per 100k)
People
- Median age 42
- 42% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 72% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 20% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to LGA airport
- 11 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 151 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 177 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,813 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,827 bars within 25 mi
- 5,188 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 129 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 278 museums within 25 mi
- 69 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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