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Williston Park vs New Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williston Park has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
New Hyde Park has the most people working from home (20.4%).
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 | Williston Park | New Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,542Lowest |
10,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.7Lowest about the NY average |
43.2±1.8Highest 9% above NY |
| New Hyde Park and Williston Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Williston Park and New Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| New Hyde Park and Williston Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53%Highest NY: 40.2% |
48.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| New Hyde Park and Williston Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $156,382±$21kHighest 82% above NY |
$142,927±$33kLowest 66% above NY |
| Williston Park and New Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $739,800±$34kHighest 75% above NY |
$722,900±$39kLowest 71% above NY |
| Williston Park and New Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,171±$245Lowest 34% above NY |
$2,172±$456Highest 34% above NY |
| New Hyde Park and Williston 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 | 65.7%±33.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±23.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Williston Park and New Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
3.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1951Highest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 21% above NY |
38 minLowest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 11%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.4%±5.1Highest 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.