East Atlantic BeachNY
Population 1,825: a town in New York.
Is East Atlantic Beach a good place to live?
69% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in East Atlantic Beach, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 759 New York towns we compare, none has a higher average trip to work than East Atlantic Beach. We don’t grade East Atlantic Beach yet; the figures below are still real.
99% of working residents leave East Atlantic Beach for work
Where East Atlantic Beach’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Madison Square Garden and 517 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Atlantic Beach. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw19 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw14 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw19 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife StadiumPhoto credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0
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Moving to East Atlantic Beach: who provides what
East Atlantic Beach is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in East Atlantic Beach.
A smaller share of working residents in East Atlantic Beach work locally than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Half of commuters travel less than 15 miles. Since 2013, East Atlantic Beach has lost 76 jobs, to 185 in 2023. The middle household income here in the town is $157,000. The top destinations are New York (43%), Hempstead (24%) and Long Beach (7%).
| East Atlantic Beach | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $157,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in East Atlantic Beach brings four seasons and pleasant summers
About 26 inches of snow fall in a winter here; January nights dip to 27° and July afternoons rise to 85°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
East Atlantic Beach has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA puts 77% of East Atlantic Beach’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to hurricanes. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 64% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Atlantic Beach stands out in New York and nationally, with fewer of its adults who worry about having enough food
In East Atlantic Beach, 15% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. Of 32 CDC measures, East Atlantic Beach beats the New York average on 23 and trails it on 1. 6.7% of adults in East Atlantic Beach smoke cigarettes; 13% report frequent mental distress.
| East Atlantic Beach | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.9% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Atlantic Beach | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.7% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.8% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 3% of East Atlantic Beach
In 2 parks and preserves, walkers have 0.2 miles of trail. East Atlantic Beach’s concentration of trails works out to 0.3 miles per square mile.
| East Atlantic Beach | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Veterans Memorial Park | — | 1 |
| 2. Scott Drive Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in East Atlantic Beach sells for about $1.46M
East Atlantic Beach’s median rent is $2,856 a month. Just over four fifths of East Atlantic Beach households are owner-occupiers.
| East Atlantic Beach | Typical New York town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,856 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 81% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about East Atlantic Beach
Colleges nearby
48 within 15 miles of the center of East Atlantic Beach
About 3 of every 100 East Atlantic Beach residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
East Atlantic Beach’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with East Atlantic Beach.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Atlantic Beach | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atlantic Beach | — | — | D− | — | C+ | A+ |
| Long Beach | #51 | A+ | D− | A | A− | A |
| Lawrence | #244 | B+ | D− | — | C+ | A+ |
Atlantic Beach has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Atlantic Beach and Lawrence report no FBI crime data of their own. East Atlantic Beach isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare East Atlantic Beach with a neighbor →
Questions about East Atlantic Beach
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Atlantic Beach, NY a good place to live?
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