Living in Thomaston, NY
Thomaston is a small town of 2,744 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 15 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.1M and rent runs about $2k a month.
2,744people
$1.1MTypical home
$2,218/moRent
86° / 40°Summer / winter
23"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,744
- Part of a metro area
- About 6,792 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to New York, NY
- 15 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.1M (≈$6,836/mo)
- Median rent $2,218/mo
- Median household income $158k
- Property tax about 0.9% 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
- 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 (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 37% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 68% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 27% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to LGA airport
- 8 mi to LGA (major hub)
- 9 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1951
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 223 ft
- Right on the coast
- 186 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 175 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14,063 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,873 bars within 25 mi
- 5,236 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 132 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 278 museums within 25 mi
- 68 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 11% 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
- 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