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Merrick vs Floral Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Merrick has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Floral Park has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Merrick | Floral Park |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 21,744Highest |
16,169Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±2Lowest 6% above NY |
43.5±2.4Highest 9% above NY |
| Floral Park and Merrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.4%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±2.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Merrick and Floral Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Floral Park and Merrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 64.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
59.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
6%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Floral Park and Merrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $185,740±$13kHighest 116% above NY |
$150,084±$17kLowest 75% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $771,900±$25kLowest 82% above NY |
$789,600±$23kHighest 86% above NY |
| Floral Park and Merrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,919±$415Highest 80% above NY |
$2,243±$301Lowest 38% above NY |
| Merrick and Floral Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±28Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.6%±13Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Floral Park and Merrick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 18% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 24.5%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
17.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Merrick and Floral Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.