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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

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