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