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Russell Gardens is a small town of 1,078 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 14 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,078people
$1.5MTypical home
$2,161/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
24"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,078
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,195 people per sq mi
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 14 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,638/mo)
- Median rent $2,161/mo
- Median household income $242k
- Property tax about 0.7% 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
- 120 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 44
- 41% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 73% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LGA airport
- 8 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1945
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 131 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 170 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,138 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,889 bars within 25 mi
- 5,252 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 132 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 277 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 13% 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
- 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