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Rockville Centre is a small city of 25,765 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 16 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $819k and rent runs about $2k a month.
25,765people
$819kTypical home
$1,881/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
238Sunny days
143Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 25,765
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,925 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 $819k (≈$5,163/mo)
- Median rent $1,881/mo
- Median household income $152k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 6.0% 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
- 143 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 (24 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (344 per 100k)
People
- Median age 43
- 35% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 64% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 42 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to JFK airport
- 8 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 39 ft
- 3 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 120 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,435 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,765 bars within 25 mi
- 4,685 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 255 museums within 25 mi
- 58 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
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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