Hamlet and CDP in Nassau County, New York

Port Washington

$1.2MMedian Home
293Sunny Days/yr
62°FAvg High Temp
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View on MapPopulation16kCenter elevation98 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.

Port Washington is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) on the Cow Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The hamlet is the anchor community of the Greater Port Washington area. The population was 16,753 at the time of the 2020 census.Wikipedia

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Where It Is

Location Context
Port Washington, New York
Latitude40.83°
Longitude-73.70°
Population16k
Center elevation98 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.

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Nature Access

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

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City Profile

Median Age42 yrs
College Educated78%bachelor's or higher
Work From Home27%of workforce
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Cost of Living

Housing
$4k/mo
Median rent
$1.2M
Median home price
Rent burden27% of income
Household Income
$192k
Median annual
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Livability

School Rating
7.7/10
Internet
Fiber
97%
Cable
94%
address availability
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Climate

Sunshine
293
sunny days per year
80% of the year
Avg High Temp
62°F
annual average
Humidity Pattern
Humidity year-round
75% warm season / 72% cool season
Comfort Score
59/100
Good
Temp Swing
44°F
seasonal high-temp spread
Annual precipitation
54"
inches per year
Annual snowfall
17"
inches per year
Air Quality
56
Moderate 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.

Monthly Temperature
Daylight Span (Sunrise to Sunset)
Precipitation Distribution
54" of precipitation per year
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Humidity Through The Year
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humid summers
Summer 75% · Winter 72% · Mar-Jul 67-76%
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Current Conditions

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