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Roslyn is a small town of 2,978 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 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $598k and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,978people
$598kTypical home
$2,223/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
114Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,978
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,617 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $598k (≈$3,768/mo)
- Median rent $2,223/mo
- Median household income $131k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 3.0% 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
- 114 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" 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 (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 11% of households have kids
- 43% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 19% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to LGA airport
- 12 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1955
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 39 ft
- Right on the coast
- 188 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 172 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,520 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,803 bars within 25 mi
- 5,072 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 268 museums within 25 mi
- 67 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 1 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.