Living in Woodbury, NY
Woodbury is a big small town of 9,348 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 27 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 38°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $3k a month.
9,348people
$1.0MTypical home
$3,321/moRent
83° / 38°Summer / winter
22"Snow
238Sunny days
120Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,348
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,867 people per sq mi
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 27 mi to New York, NY
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,327/mo)
- Median rent $3,321/mo
- Median household income $191k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 38°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
- 22" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 4 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 49
- 35% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 65% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 14% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ISP airport
- 20 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 256 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 195 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 31 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 159 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6,582 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 620 bars within 25 mi
- 2,438 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 58 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 150 museums within 25 mi
- 33 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 21% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 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