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40.84° N · 73.71° W · GEOID 3645106

Manorhaven

Nassau County, New York · part of the New York, NY metro

New YorkManorhaven, NYManorhavenManorhaven

The short answer

Manorhaven is home to 6,958 people. Median household income is $105,486 a year and median rent is $3,153 a month, 35.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). That is above the usual 30% line for cost burden. The median home is valued at $687,100, about 6.5x annual median household income.

Manorhaven stands out on value for money. Rent run 54% above what its fundamentals predict in the same metro area. Also notable: The median rent takes 35.9% of the median household's income, a bigger share than in 98% of places its size.

25OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Below average

Manorhaven scores better than 25% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 278th of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%6
Economy 20%63
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%47
Education 10%83
Commute 10%10
Growth 5%44

Not rated: safety, for want of data (the city police department does not report a full year to the FBI). The other weights are spread over the categories rated.

Median gross rent
$3,153
131% above the median place
Median household income
$105,486
31% above the median place
Median home value
$687,100
115% above the median place
Unemployment
4.8%
1% below the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Manorhaven

  • Work and commutingCounting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 230 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • How it is changingPopulation change sped up in the latest estimate: +1.5% from 2024 to 2025, against +0.3% a year before that.
01

Moving to Manorhaven

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

Within New York, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
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, 0.6% 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
$126,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $3,153 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $4,001 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $687,100.
Getting to work
33 minutes each way on average; 9.8% work from home; 12.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Ridgefield, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.6%
72% below the median place
Income of households moving out8
$110,128
57% above the median place
Income of households moving in8
$110,847
57% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureManorhavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure3.7%36% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.6%72% below
Net movers per 1,000 people8County figure-4.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in8County figure$110,84757% above
Income of households moving out8County figure$110,12857% above
02

What it costs to live here

Rent to income is 35.9%, 76% above the median place.

Manorhaven35.9%
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
$126,120
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
35.9%
76% above the median place
Home price to income
6.5x
71% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
36%
over the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$63,900
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Manorhaven, $3,153 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 Manorhaven, but easier on the budget

Places that match Manorhaven on character (size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, remote work and climate) but where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income. Cost was left out of the match on purpose.

PlaceMatchRent to incomeMore left a year
Ridgefield, NJ8821.3% vs 35.9%$24,000Compare
Raritan, NJ8623.5% vs 35.9%$14,000Compare
East Rutherford, NJ8323.9% vs 35.9%$6,600Compare
Lomita, CA8225.1% vs 35.9%$4,600Compare

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Homeownership1
36.8%
45% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$4,001
114% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
66.1%
31% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureManorhavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$3,153131% above
Rent to income135.9%76% above
Home price to income16.5x71% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure112.612% above
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$2,68967% above
HUD area median income4County figure$164,30053% above
Property tax paid (median)1$10,001206% above
Median home value1$687,100115% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.0%118% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership136.8%45% below
Renters paying 30%+166.1%31% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$4,001114% above
Vacant homes19.2%31% above
Median year built119671% below
03

Work and pay

OpenStreetMap shows 34.1 bus and rail stops per square mile, more than in 98% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
12.7%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Mean commute1
33 min
34% above the median place
Income per person1
$52,104
30% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureManorhavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$105,48631% above
Income per person1$52,10430% above
Unemployment1County figure4.8%1% below
Average annual pay6County figure$79,80121% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure636,274322% above
Poverty rate1County figure5.4%50% below
Mean commute133 min34% above
Works from home19.8%21% below
Commutes by transit112.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 98.2%, 6% above the median place.

Homes with broadband1
98.2%
6% above the median place
Born abroad1
36.7%
316% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
53.7%
67% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

High school or higher96.3% +4%
Household size2.8 +10%
Median age41.1 +5%
All 9 people measures
MeasureManorhavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population16,9585416th largest
Population change since 202072.5%114% above
Median age141.15% above
Bachelor's or higher153.7%67% above
High school or higher196.3%4% above
Household size12.810% above
Born abroad136.7%316% above
No health insurance1County figure3.8%41% below
Homes with broadband198.2%6% above
05

Life in Manorhaven

The nearest National Park Service site is Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site, about 7 miles away.

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents15.8 +55%
Playgrounds per 10k11.5 +22%
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k12.9 +16%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails1 km −35%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi34.1 162.5×

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.

National Park Service sites nearby

  • Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site 7 miles
  • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 12 miles
  • Hamilton Grange National Memorial 12 miles

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.

Nearest National Park Service site11
6.9
78% below the median place
Child care centers per 10k9
4.8
109% above the median place
Public schools13
313
above the median place (median 9)
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureManorhavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools13County figure313above (median 9)
Public school students13County figure200,775above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher13County figure11.426% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k9County figure27.633% above
Shops per 10k9County figure39.731% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k9County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k9County figure34.671% above
Child care centers per 10k9County figure4.8109% above
Parks per 10k1015.855% above
Playgrounds per 10k1011.522% above
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1012.916% above
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails101.335% below
Transit stops per sq mi1034.1above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site116.978% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1119above (median 2)
National Register listings12County figure157above (median 13)
06

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 Manorhaven. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index16
29
33% below the median place
Hurricane risk15
95.4
35% above the median place
Natural hazard risk15
97.1
5% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureManorhavenAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high14County figure85°F3% below
January average low14County figure26°F1% above
Average temperature14County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation14County figure45.6 in4% above
Natural hazard risk15County figure97.15% above
Hurricane risk15County figure95.435% above
Tornado risk15County figure76.26% below
Wildfire risk15County figure43.629% below
Heat wave risk15County figure96.07% above
Median air quality index16County figure2933% below
Good air days16County figure78.8%15% above
08

Manorhaven in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 37% of the median income in 2030, up from 36% now.

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases. On projected 2030 affordability, Manorhaven does better than 5% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 15%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$3,153/mo (2024)$4,050/mo$3,320 to $4,940/mo+4.3%
Median household income$105,486 (2024)$133,000$112,500 to $157,000+3.9%
Median home value$687,100 (2024)$961,000$697,000 to $1,324,000+5.7%
Population7,135 (2025)7,2706,970 to 7,580+0.4%

The median home would be worth 7.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 6.5 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Manorhaven

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

PlaceRentIncome
Wesley Chapel, NC$3,191$132,188Compare
Hercules, CA$2,991$129,397Compare
East Meadow, NY$2,890$133,971Compare
Chino Hills, CA$2,894$126,334Compare
Chino Hills, CAEast Meadow, NYHercules, CAWesley Chapel, NCManorhaven, NYManorhavenWesley ChapelHerculesEast MeadowChino HillsManorhavenWesley ChapelHerculesEast MeadowChino Hills

Places built like Manorhaven

Its statistical peers: the closest matches on size, age, education, homeownership, household size, housing age, origin and remote work, in the same part of the country. Cost and outcomes are left out of the match, so the table shows how Manorhaven performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
Manorhaven, NY35.9%4.1%/yr2.5%
Ridgefield, NJ21.3%10.5%/yr0.6%Compare
Raritan, NJ23.5%6.3%/yr8.7%Compare
Wallington, NJ22.7%4.5%/yr1.8%Compare
East Rutherford, NJ23.9%3.9%/yr5.5%Compare
Kingston Estates, NJ21.1%8.8%/yrn/aCompare
Westmere, NY22.1%5.2%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is Manorhaven a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 25 out of 100, better than 25% of the places we rate and 278th of 340 in New York. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 230 hours a year commuting, more than in 92% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. Population change sped up in the latest estimate: +1.5% from 2024 to 2025, against +0.3% a year before that. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Manorhaven expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 35.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $687,100.

What salary do you need to live in Manorhaven?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $126,120 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Manorhaven?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Wesley Chapel, NC, Hercules, CA, East Meadow, NY and Chino Hills, CA.

Sources and methods

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

  1. 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
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  14. 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
  15. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  16. 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).

What stands out compares Manorhaven with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Manorhaven itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/manorhaven-new-york

Citytistics. “Manorhaven, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/manorhaven-new-york/

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