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Saddle Rock is a small town of 1,190 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 13 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.7M and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,190people
$1.7MTypical home
$2,252/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
25"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,190
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,704 people per sq mi
- 13 mi to New York, NY
- 13 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.7M (≈$11k/mo)
- Median rent $2,252/mo
- Median household income $176k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" 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 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 59% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 41 min
- 18% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to LGA airport
- 7 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- Right on the coast
- 184 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 17 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 174 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,422 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,900 bars within 25 mi
- 5,366 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 133 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 285 museums within 25 mi
- 66 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 17% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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.