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Map of Glen Cove: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land3.8%463 of 12,243 acres
Trails11 mi0.5 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1616 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Fleet of N.Y.Y.C. [New York Yacht Club], Glencove [sic]1897
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Fleet of N.Y.Y.C. [New York Yacht Club], Glencove [sic], 1897

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About Glen Cove

City in New York, United States
28,365Population
19.2 sq miArea
23 ftElevation

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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ZIP code11542
Area code516
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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.

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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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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

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