Name: Great Neck Gardens, NY statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Great Neck Gardens

Nassau County loses about 4.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in46,951

Moved out52,848

Net−5,897

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Queens County, NY20,4947,425+13,069

Suffolk County, NY6,37811,644−5,266

Kings County, NY4,7542,141+2,613

New York County, NY2,6402,625+15

Palm Beach County, FL4411,556−1,115

Westchester County, NY530762−232

Bronx County, NY721

Broward County, FL720

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals

78%21%

Leavers

51%47%

Within New YorkOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$111K

Leavers$110K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Nassau County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here: 3.7% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Nassau County report $110,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $110,100.
Income you would need: $90,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $2,252 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $1,289,200.
Getting to work: 36 minutes each way on average; 7.9% work from home; 15.1% take transit.
If it is close but not quite: View Park-Windsor Hills, CA matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$110,128
57% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$110,847
57% above the median place

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Great Neck Gardens	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	3.7%	36% below
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	-4.7	below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$110,847	57% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$110,128	57% above

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Great Neck Gardens19.9%

Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent

$90,080

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.9%

2% below the median place

Home price to income

9.5x

149% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

20%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$103,600

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Great Neck Gardens, $2,252 a month, and local prices for everything else (105.2 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Great Neck Gardens, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Northwest Harbor, NY	13.5% vs 19.9%	n/a	Compare
El Granada, CA	11.4% vs 19.9%	n/a	Compare
Northfield, IL	15.5% vs 19.9%	n/a	Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Median home value1
$1,289,200
304% above the median place
Median year built1
1948
2% below the median place

All 15 cost and housing measures

Measure	Great Neck Gardens	Vs median
Median gross rent1County figure	$2,252	65% above
Rent to income1	19.9%	2% below
Home price to income1	9.5x	149% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	112.6	12% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$2,689	67% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$164,300	53% above
Property tax paid (median)1	$10,001	206% above
Median home value1	$1,289,200	304% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	7.0%	118% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	44.5%	14% below
Homeownership1	74.7%	13% above
Renters paying 30%+1	0.0%	below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$4,001	114% above
Vacant homes1County figure	4.4%	38% below
Median year built1	1948	2% below

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
15.1%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$79,157
98% above the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Great Neck Gardens	Vs median
Median household income1	$136,092	70% above
Income per person1	$79,157	98% above
Unemployment1	0.0%	below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure	$79,801	21% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.0%	19% below
Jobs6County figure	636,274	322% above
Poverty rate1County figure	5.4%	50% below
Mean commute1County figure	36 min	45% above
Works from home1	7.9%	36% below
Commutes by transit1	15.1%	above (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 61.1%, 34% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
61.1%
34% below the median place
Median age1
58.0
49% above the median place
Born abroad1
34.6%
292% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher66.6% 2.1×

Household size2.9 +14%

High school or higher88.2% −4%

All 8 people measures

Measure	Great Neck Gardens	Vs median
Population1	1,492	6646th largest
Median age1	58.0	49% above
Bachelor's or higher1	66.6%	108% above
High school or higher1	88.2%	4% below
Household size1	2.9	14% above
Born abroad1	34.6%	292% above
No health insurance1County figure	3.8%	41% below
Homes with broadband1	61.1%	34% below

Life in Great Neck Gardens

157 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents20.1 +98%

Playgrounds per 10k40.2 4.3×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars27.6 +33%

Shops39.7 +31%

Arts, recreation and fitness6.9 +68%

Doctors' offices and clinics34.6 +71%

Child care centers4.8 2.1×

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
4.8
109% above the median place
Public schools11
313
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
200,775
above the median place (median 4,897)

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Great Neck Gardens	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	313	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	200,775	above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure	11.4	26% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	27.6	33% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	39.7	31% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	6.9	68% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	34.6	71% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	4.8	109% above
Parks per 10k9	20.1	98% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	40.2	327% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	157	above (median 13)

Safety, weather and risk

Median air quality index is 29, 33% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Great Neck Gardens. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index14
29
33% below the median place
Hurricane risk13
95.4
35% above the median place
Natural hazard risk13
97.1
5% above the median place

All 11 weather and risk measures

Measure	Great Neck Gardens	Vs median
July average high12County figure	85°F	3% below
January average low12County figure	26°F	1% above
Average temperature12County figure	54°F	1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	45.6 in	4% above
Natural hazard risk13County figure	97.1	5% above
Hurricane risk13County figure	95.4	35% above
Tornado risk13County figure	76.2	6% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	43.6	29% below
Heat wave risk13County figure	96.0	7% above
Median air quality index14County figure	29	33% below
Good air days14County figure	78.8%	15% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

No history available.

Median home value

Up 35.1% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

n/a

No local price data

Pay vs rent

n/a

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Places like Great Neck Gardens

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

Place	Rent	Income
View Park-Windsor Hills, CA	$2,132	$130,504	Compare
Pismo Beach, CA	$2,232	$118,072	Compare
Pacific Grove, CA	$2,455	$106,065	Compare
Fairfax, CA	$2,367	$141,653	Compare

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Common questions

Is Great Neck Gardens a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 267 New York places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 309 New York places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Great Neck Gardens expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $1,289,200.

What salary do you need to live in Great Neck Gardens?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $90,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Great Neck Gardens?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are View Park-Windsor Hills, CA, Pismo Beach, CA, Pacific Grove, CA and Fairfax, CA.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

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