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Uniondale is a small city of 33,148 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 18 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $539k and rent runs about $2k a month.
33,148people
$539kTypical home
$2,494/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 33,148
- Part of a metro area
- About 5,804 people per sq mi
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- 18 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $539k (≈$3,399/mo)
- Median rent $2,494/mo
- Median household income $125k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 116 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 17% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to JFK airport
- 11 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 82 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 140 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,692 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,782 bars within 25 mi
- 4,748 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 247 museums within 25 mi
- 58 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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