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Wantagh is a small city of 18,365 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 22 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $707k and rent runs about $2k a month.
18,365people
$707kTypical home
$2,270/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
23"Snow
238Sunny days
115Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,365
- Part of a metro area
- About 4,795 people per sq mi
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- 22 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $707k (≈$4,456/mo)
- Median rent $2,270/mo
- Median household income $179k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 115 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
- 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 41
- 42% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 54% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to JFK airport
- 14 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1957
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 33 ft
- Right on the coast
- 200 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 109 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7,398 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,011 bars within 25 mi
- 2,911 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 92 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 149 museums within 25 mi
- 40 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 8 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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