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Living in Williston Park, NY

Williston Park is a big small town of 7,542 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 17 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $740k and rent runs about $2k a month.

7,542people
$740kTypical home
$2,171/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
19"Snow
238Sunny days
116Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Big small town of 7,542
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 12,048 people per sq mi
  • 17 mi to New York, NY
  • 17 mi to New York, NY
  • 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $740k (≈$4,665/mo)
  • Median rent $2,171/mo
  • Median household income $156k
  • Property tax about 1.4% of value
  • 5.0% 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
  • 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
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
  • Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 41
  • 37% of households have kids
  • 15% are 65 or older
  • 53% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 6% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 43 min
  • 16% walk or take transit to work
  • 11 mi to JFK airport
  • 11 mi to JFK (major hub)
  • 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 77% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1938
  • 96% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Flat, open land
  • Elevation 125 ft
  • 5 mi to the ocean
  • 190 mi to a big lake
  • 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 22 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 8 mi to the nearest campground
  • 153 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 13,235 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
  • 1,794 bars within 25 mi
  • 4,967 coffee shops within 25 mi
  • 128 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
  • 265 museums within 25 mi
  • 65 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
  • Farmers market in town

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 25% of New York districts (reading)
  • Grocery store in town
  • 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 2 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • Vet in town
  • 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

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