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40.71° N · 73.70° W · GEOID 3669023

South Floral Park

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

Limited data population under 5,000

New YorkSouth Floral Park, NYSouth Floral ParkSouth Floral Park

The short answer

South Floral Park is home to 1,706 people. Median household income is $119,496 a year and median rent is $1,938 a month, 19.5% 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 $603,400, about 5.0x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,938
42% above the median place
Median household income
$119,496
49% above the median place
Median home value
$603,400
89% 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 South Floral Park

  • Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 325 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 331 New York places.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,544 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 95% of places its size.
  • 38% of residents were born outside the US, more than in 97% of places its size.
  • 73% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a higher share than in 95% of places its size.
  • Households average 3.18 people, larger than in 93% of places its size.

High pay has not made renting easy. Household income is higher than in 81% of places we track, yet 73% of renters still spend 30% or more of income on rent.

01

Moving to South Floral Park

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
$77,500 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,938 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $3,482 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $603,400.
Getting to work
49 minutes each way on average; 12.7% work from home; 17.6% take transit.
If it is close but not quite
Enumclaw, WA matches it on character. 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
MeasureSouth Floral ParkAmong 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

Renters paying 30%+ is 72.6%, 43% above the median place.

South Floral Park19.5%
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
$77,520
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.5%
4% below the median place
Home price to income
5.0x
33% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$91,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in South Floral Park, $1,938 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 South Floral Park, but easier on the budget

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

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Manchester, WA16.5% vs 19.5%$13,300Compare

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Renters paying 30%+1
72.6%
43% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$10,001
206% above the median place
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$3,482
86% above the median place
All 15 cost and housing measures
MeasureSouth Floral ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,93842% above
Rent to income119.5%4% below
Home price to income15.0x33% 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$603,40089% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure7.0%118% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure44.5%14% below
Homeownership183.4%26% above
Renters paying 30%+172.6%43% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$3,48286% above
Vacant homes1County figure4.4%38% below
Median year built119611% below
03

Work and pay

Mean commute is 49 min, 96% above the median place.

Mean commute1
49 min
96% above the median place
Commutes by transit1
17.6%
above the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$119,496
49% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSouth Floral ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$119,49649% above
Income per person1$50,59226% 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 commute149 min96% above
Works from home112.7%2% above
Commutes by transit117.6%above (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 37.8%, 328% above the median place.

Born abroad1
37.8%
328% above the median place
Household size1
3.2
27% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
87.9%
5% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age42.9 +10%
High school or higher90.3% −2%
Bachelor's or higher31.6% −1%
All 9 people measures
MeasureSouth Floral ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,7066646th largest
Population change since 202072.0%75% above
Median age142.910% above
Bachelor's or higher131.6%1% below
High school or higher190.3%2% below
Household size13.227% above
Born abroad137.8%328% above
No health insurance1County figure3.8%41% below
Homes with broadband187.9%5% below
05

Life in South Floral Park

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 residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
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 10k9
4.8
109% above the median place
Public schools12
313
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students12
200,775
above the median place (median 4,897)
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSouth Floral ParkAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools12County figure313above (median 9)
Public school students12County figure200,775above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher12County 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 10k100.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k100.0below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k100.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k100.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k100.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails100.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi100.0below (median 0.2)
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 South Floral Park. 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
MeasureSouth Floral ParkAmong 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

South Floral Park in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% 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.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median rent$1,938/mo (2024)$2,450/mo$2,010 to $2,990/mo+4.0%
Median household income$119,496 (2024)$151,000$127,500 to $178,500+4.0%
Median home value$603,400 (2024)$832,000$604,000 to $1,146,000+5.5%
Population1,773 (2025)1,8101,730 to 1,880+0.4%

The median home would be worth 5.5 years of the median income in 2030, against 5.0 now.

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

09

Places like South Floral Park

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

PlaceRentIncome
Enumclaw, WA$1,954$121,250Compare
Carson, CA$1,956$108,703Compare
Spanish Springs, NV$1,963$127,658Compare
Buckley, WA$1,992$124,583Compare
Buckley, WASpanish Springs, NVCarson, CAEnumclaw, WASouth Floral Park, NYSouth Floral ParkEnumclawCarsonSpanish SpringsBuckleySouth Floral ParkEnumclawCarsonSpanish SpringsBuckley

Common questions

Is South Floral Park a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Counting remote workers as zero, the average worker spends about 325 hours a year commuting, more than in 99% of the 2,101 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 331 New York places. Owning with a mortgage costs about $1,544 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 95% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is South Floral Park expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.5% 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 $603,400.

What salary do you need to live in South Floral Park?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $77,520 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to South Floral Park?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Enumclaw, WA, Carson, CA, Spanish Springs, NV and Buckley, WA.

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 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 South Floral Park with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for South Floral Park itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/south-floral-park-new-york

Citytistics. “South Floral Park, New York.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/south-floral-park-new-york/

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