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Freeport vs Merrick vs Roosevelt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering FreeportBaldwin
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freeport has the most renters (29.1% rent).
Merrick has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Roosevelt has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.1%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Freeport | Merrick | Roosevelt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 44,088Highest |
21,744 |
18,885Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±1.6 about the NY average |
42±2Highest 6% above NY |
35.7±2.4Lowest 10% below NY |
| Merrick and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.4%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
24.9%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Roosevelt and Merrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
64.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.6%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
8.4%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Roosevelt and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,625±$11kLowest 40% above NY |
$185,740±$13kHighest 116% above NY |
$135,069±$21k 57% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $505,900±$20k 19% above NY |
$771,900±$25kHighest 82% above NY |
$477,400±$26kLowest 13% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,077±$169Lowest 28% above NY |
$2,919±$415Highest 80% above NY |
$2,565±$500 58% above NY |
| Merrick and Roosevelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$8,942Lowest 36% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
47.2%±28Lowest NY: 52.1% |
71.3%±31.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Roosevelt and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
3.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 6 yrs older than NY |
1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minLowest 10% above NY |
39 minHighest 18% above NY |
38 min 17% above NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.5%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.