Glen Cove, NY: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Glen Cove is a city located in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. The city's population was 28,365 at the time of the 2020 census – its highest ever decennial count. Of Nassau County's five municipalities, Glen Cove is one of two that are cities, rather than towns – the other being Long Beach. Glen Cove was considered part of the affluent, early 20th-century Gold Coast of Long Island, as the properties located along the area's waterfront were initially developed as large country estates by wealthy entrepreneurs and businessmen (such as J.P. Morgan, Phipps, Pratt, and Prybil). Historically, with the onset of the Industrial Revolution, Glen Cove blossomed in the areas…

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How Glen Cove ranks

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#133Fastest growing in NY #242Most educated in NY #166Best schools in NY All NY rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code11542

Area code516

Living in Glen Cove

Housing in Glen Cove

$829K▲ 7.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Glen Cove home is worth about $829,000, up 7.5% in a year, 57% above the New York typical home.

A buyer's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market38

Sale-to-list100.5%

Sold in May9

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Safety in Glen Cove

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Safety Grade A-

Glen Cove reports less crime per resident than 79% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade. New York has less reported crime than most states, so among its own towns Glen Cove sits closer to the middle.

Violent crime per 1,000

Glen Cove 0.9

New York 3.7

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Glen Cove 5.9

New York 15.7

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Glen Cove

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School Grade C

The public schools Glen Cove’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 73% of New York’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#166Best public schoolsof 484 in NY

DistrictGLEN COVE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICTSchools9

DEASY SCHOOLElementary · Grades PK–2 · 367 students LANDING SCHOOL C-Elementary · Grades 3–5 · 355 students GRIBBIN SCHOOLElementary · Grades K–2 · 334 students CONNOLLY SCHOOL CElementary · Grades 3–5 · 329 students ROBERT M FINLEY MIDDLE SCHOOL CMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 691 students GLEN COVE HIGH SCHOOL AHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,060 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NY. Ratings are from neighbors.