Village in New York, United States

Garden City

$1.3MMedian Home
296Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation23kElevation89 ft
Climate ReadFour seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
Deterministic read from annual climate patterns

Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Garden City is a village in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 23,272 at the time of the 2020 census.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Garden City, New York
Latitude40.73°
Longitude-73.63°
Population23k
Altitude89 ft

State Context

New YorkU.S. state

New York, also called New York State, is a state located in the northeastern United States. Bordering New England to its east, Canada to the north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to the south, its territory extends into both the Atlantic Ocean and the Great Lakes. New York is the fourth-most populous state in the United States, with over 20 million residents, and the 27th-largest state by area, with a total area of 54,556 square miles (141,300 km2).Wikipedia

Income tax: 4.00% - 10.90%Avg sales tax: 8.53%Property tax: 1.62%Official school data available

About the Region

Mid-Atlantic

The Mid-Atlantic corridor — New York City south through Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Washington D.C. — is the densest and most economically complex region in the country. Finance and media anchor New York; government, defense, and federal contracting anchor D.C.; healthcare and universities anchor Philadelphia and Baltimore. This makes the region one of the most recession-resistant labor markets in the U.S., though the same fundamentals push housing costs persistently high.

Philadelphia and Baltimore offer substantially lower costs than either New York or D.C. while sitting on the same high-speed rail line, making them increasingly attractive to remote workers and hybrid commuters. The New Jersey and Delaware suburbs fill in between, providing family-oriented communities within commuting range of multiple cities. The region's density means genuine walkability in most urban cores, strong transit infrastructure, and cultural institutions that rival anywhere on earth.

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Current Conditions

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Cost of Living

Housing
$5k/mo
Median Rent
$1.3M
Median Home Price
Rent burden32% of income
Household Income
$205k
Median annual
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Livability

Getting AroundWalkable + transit
Deterministic read from walkability, transit, and density signals

Walkable with usable transit.

Walk Score
79
Transit Score
45
School Rating
8/10
Internet
Fiber
98%
Cable
97%
address availability
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Climate

Climate ReadFour seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
Deterministic read from annual climate patterns

Four real seasons, with rain spread fairly evenly through the year. Spring and fall feel like real transition seasons. Noticeable daylight swing. Snow is a real part of winter.

Sunshine
296
sunny days per year
81% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity
72%
relative humidity
Comfort Score
60/100
Good
Temp Swing
42°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Rainfall
54"
inches per year
Snowfall
6"
inches per year
Air Quality
50
Good AQI
How To Read Comfort

Comfort combines temperature band fit, humidity fit, seasonal swing, and penalties for long stretches of extreme heat or cold. Higher scores mean the yearly pattern stays closer to an easier day-to-day climate band.

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Demographics

Population23k
Altitude89 ftabove sea level
Median Age42 yrs
College Educated74%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home20%of workforce
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