Region on Long Island, New York, US

Great Neck

$1.4MMedian Home
289Sunny Days/yr
63°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation10kCenter elevation108 ft
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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.

About Great Neck

Great Neck is a region contained within Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, which covers a peninsula on the North Shore and includes nine incorporated villages, among them Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kings Point, and Russell Gardens, and a number of unincorporated areas, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success, North New Hyde Park, and the border territory of Queens. The incorporated village of Great Neck had a population of 9,989 at the 2010 census, while the larger Great Neck area comprises a residential community of some 40,000 people in nine villages and hamlets in the town of North Hempstead, of which Great Neck is the northwestern quadrant. Great Neck has five ZIP Codes (11020–11024), which are united by a park district, a library district, and a school district.Wikipedia

Four seasonsEven rainfallNoticeable daylight swing
Place

Where It Is

Location Context
Great Neck, New York
Latitude40.80°
Longitude-73.73°
Population10k
Center elevation108 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 its north, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey to its south, it 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.

Outdoors

Nature Access

Nature & Park Feeds

Closest protected landscapes, reserves, and big park systems surfaced from the same nearby feeds used in compare.

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People

City Profile

Median Age33 yrs
College Educated59%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home11%of workforce
Poverty Rate9%
Practical

Cost of Living

Housing
$4k/mo
Median rent
$1.4M
Median home price
Rent burden41% of income
Household Income
$128k
Median annual
Daily life

Livability

School Rating
8.5/10
Internet
Fiber
98%
Cable
96%
address availability
The year

Climate

Sunshine
289
sunny days per year
79% of the year
Avg High Temp
63°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
72% warm season / 71% cool season
Comfort Score
58/100
Good
Temp Swing
45°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
54"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
18"
inches per year
Typical Air Quality
56
Moderate · 2024 modeled average
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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humid summers
Summer 72% · Winter 71% · Mar-Jul 67-74%
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