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Roosevelt vs Uniondale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roosevelt has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Uniondale has grown the fastest since 2010 (+31.2%).
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 | Roosevelt | Uniondale |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 18,885Lowest |
33,148Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+31.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.7±2.4Lowest 10% below NY |
37.1±1.6Highest 7% below NY |
| Uniondale and Roosevelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 10.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
16.6%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $135,069±$21kHighest 57% above NY |
$124,684±$14kLowest 45% above NY |
| Roosevelt and Uniondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $477,400±$26kLowest 13% above NY |
$539,000±$27kHighest 27% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,565±$500Highest 58% above NY |
$2,494±$393Lowest 54% above NY |
| Roosevelt and Uniondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,942Highest 36% above NY |
$8,900Lowest 35% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.3%±31.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±10.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Roosevelt and Uniondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 17% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Roosevelt and Uniondale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.