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40.70° N · 73.47° W · GEOID 3653253

North Massapequa

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

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The short answer

North Massapequa is home to 17,877 people. Median household income is $148,654 a year and median rent is $2,302 a month, 18.6% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $634,900, about 4.3x annual median household income.

North Massapequa's housing market sets it apart. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,450 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 94% of places its size. Also notable: 32% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 95% of places its size.

68OF 100

CTXCitytistics Index

Above average

North Massapequa scores better than 68% of the 6,612 places we rate, and ranks 102nd of 340 in New York.

How the CTX is built

Category ratings · 0 to 100, typical place 50

Affordability 20%51
Economy 20%80
Safety 20%n/a
Amenities 15%50
Education 10%79
Commute 10%10
Growth 5%n/a

Not rated: safety, growth, 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
$2,302
69% above the median place
Median household income
$148,654
85% above the median place
Median home value
$634,900
99% above the median place
Unemployment
4.1%
17% 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 North Massapequa

  • Housing95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.
01

Moving to North Massapequa

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
1.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.6% from another state.
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
$92,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $2,302 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,752 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $634,900.
Getting to work
34 minutes each way on average; 16.2% work from home; 6.7% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Oakland, NJ matches it on character for less of your income. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
1.3%
77% below the median place
Moved from another state1
0.6%
72% below the median place
Income of households moving out7
$110,128
57% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureNorth MassapequaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year11.3%77% below
Moved from another state1County figure0.6%72% below
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-4.7below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$110,84757% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$110,12857% above
02

What it costs to live here

After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household keeps about $115,100 a year, more than in 86% of the 1,884 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

North Massapequa18.6%
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
$92,080
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
18.6%
9% below the median place
Home price to income
4.3x
12% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$115,400
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in North Massapequa, $2,302 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 North Massapequa, but easier on the budget

Places that match North Massapequa 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
Oakland, NJ9310.2% vs 18.6%$23,200Compare
Hillsdale, NJ9011.3% vs 18.6%$42,300Compare
Loudonville, NY8915.4% vs 18.6%$7,100Compare
Strathmore, NJ8512.6% vs 18.6%$11,100Compare

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Homeownership1
94.8%
43% above the median place
Renters paying 30%+1
31.9%
37% below the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,752
100% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureNorth MassapequaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$2,30269% above
Rent to income118.6%9% below
Home price to income14.3x12% 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$634,90099% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.0%118% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership194.8%43% above
Renters paying 30%+131.9%37% below
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,752100% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.4%38% below
Median year built119561% below
03

Work and pay

Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 215 hours a year commuting, more than in 88% of the 2,241 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

Commutes by transit1
6.7%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$148,654
85% above the median place
Mean commute1
34 min
35% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Poverty rate4.9% −55%
Income per person$63,500 +58%
Unemployment4.1% −17%
Works from home16.2% +30%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureNorth MassapequaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$148,65485% above
Income per person1$63,50058% above
Unemployment14.1%17% below
Average annual pay6County figure$79,80121% above
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.0%19% below
Jobs6County figure636,274322% above
Poverty rate14.9%55% below
Mean commute134 min35% above
Works from home116.2%30% above
Commutes by transit16.7%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

No health insurance is 1.8%, 72% below the median place.

No health insurance1
1.8%
72% below the median place
Homes with broadband1
96.8%
5% above the median place
High school or higher1
96.6%
5% above the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Bachelor's or higher49.9% +56%
Household size2.8 +13%
Median age42.7 +9%
Born abroad7.6% −14%
All 8 people measures
MeasureNorth MassapequaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population117,8772583rd largest
Median age142.79% above
Bachelor's or higher149.9%56% above
High school or higher196.6%5% above
Household size12.813% above
Born abroad17.6%14% below
No health insurance11.8%72% below
Homes with broadband196.8%5% above
05

Life in North Massapequa

19 National Park Service sites lie within 60 miles, more than in 89% of the 2,301 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track.

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 residents15.1 +48%
Playgrounds per 10k16.8 +78%
Grocery stores per 10k0.6 −74%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k1.1 −90%
Libraries per 10k1.1 +29%
Named paths and bike trails7 km 3.6×
Bus and rail stops per sq mi1.7 8.0×

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

  • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site 13 miles
  • Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site 23 miles
  • Fire Island National Seashore 25 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.

Public schools12
1
89% below the median place
Public school students12
536
89% below the median place
Students per teacher12
12.2
21% below the median place
All 18 schools and local life measures
MeasureNorth MassapequaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12189% below
Public school students1253689% below
Students per teacher1212.221% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure27.633% above
Shops per 10k8County figure39.731% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure6.968% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure34.671% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure4.8109% above
Parks per 10k915.148% above
Playgrounds per 10k916.878% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.674% below
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k91.190% below
Libraries per 10k91.129% above
Named paths and bike trails97.3265% above
Transit stops per sq mi91.7above (median 0.2)
Nearest National Park Service site1012.759% below
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1019above (median 2)
National Register listings11County 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 North Massapequa. Larger places are fetched first.

Median air quality index15
29
33% below the median place
Hurricane risk14
95.4
35% above the median place
Natural hazard risk14
97.1
5% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureNorth MassapequaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high13County figure85°F3% below
January average low13County figure26°F1% above
Average temperature13County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation13County figure45.6 in4% above
Natural hazard risk14County figure97.15% above
Hurricane risk14County figure95.435% above
Tornado risk14County figure76.26% below
Wildfire risk14County figure43.629% below
Heat wave risk14County figure96.07% above
Median air quality index15County figure2933% below
Good air days15County figure78.8%15% above
08

North Massapequa in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 19% 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, North Massapequa does better than 52% of places. Its projected home value growth beats 32%.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$2,302/mo (2024)$2,950/mo$2,420 to $3,590/mo+4.2%
Median household income$148,654 (2024)$188,000$159,000 to $222,500+4.0%
Median home value$634,900 (2024)$900,000$653,000 to $1,239,000+6.0%

The median home would be worth 4.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

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

09

Places like North Massapequa

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

PlaceRentIncome
New Hyde Park, NY$2,172$142,927Compare
Sayville, NY$2,351$147,120Compare
Oceanside, NY$2,227$149,560Compare
Fallston, MD$2,268$154,688Compare
Fallston, MDOceanside, NYSayville, NYNew Hyde Park, NYNorth Massapequa, NYNorth MassapequaSayvilleFallstonNorth MassapequaSayvilleFallston

Places built like North Massapequa

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 North Massapequa performs against places like it.

PlaceRent to incomeIncome growthPop. change
North Massapequa, NY18.6%4.5%/yrn/a
Massapequa Park, NY24.2%5.8%/yr-0.7%Compare
Massapequa, NY17.4%6.6%/yrn/aCompare
East Massapequa, NY12.2%6.5%/yrn/aCompare
Bellmore, NY16.0%3.4%/yrn/aCompare
Seaford, NY17.3%5.3%/yrn/aCompare
North Merrick, NY21.6%3.6%/yrn/aCompare

Common questions

Is North Massapequa a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Its Citytistics Index is 68 out of 100, better than 68% of the places we rate and 102nd of 340 in New York. 95% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 98% of the 2,298 places of 10,000 to 25,000 people we track. On cost, space and class size it scores 93 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is North Massapequa expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 18.6% 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 $634,900.

What salary do you need to live in North Massapequa?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $92,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to North Massapequa?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are New Hyde Park, NY, Sayville, NY, Oceanside, NY and Fallston, MD.

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. 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.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  11. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  12. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  13. 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
  14. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  15. 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 North Massapequa with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for North Massapequa itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/north-massapequa-new-york

Citytistics. “North Massapequa, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/north-massapequa-new-york/

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