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4,075 people call this town in New York home.
Garden City South’s going rate for rent is $2,638 a month, against $1,101 a month in New York’s towns and $1,185 a month across U.S. towns. We don’t grade Garden City South yet; the figures below are still real.
Census counts: 3,974 in 2000, 4,119 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 5 maps from 1897 on.
Explore the history →Where Garden City South’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Ordered by what stands out in Garden City South.
The share of households in Garden City South who are owner-occupiers: 85%. Values rose 5.3% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
In Garden City South, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 20 of 100. Expected losses in Garden City South break down as 60% from inland flooding and 17% from earthquakes.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Garden City South rose by 113, to 834. Commuting out is the norm here: 3% of working residents work locally. For Garden City South, the typical household income is $136,000. Half of commuters travel less than 9 miles.
| Garden City South | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $136,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 47% of residents (39% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 18% of residents (23% statewide). Garden City South: 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Garden City South | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 47.3 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 16% | 20% | 18% |
| Under 18 | 19% | 20% | 22% |
49% women, 51% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Garden City South | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 11.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 8.2% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.4% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 9.6% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.1% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 15.4% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 21.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 15.6% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 11.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 21.6% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 24.9% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 4,100, single groups can be off by several points
The typical July afternoon high here is 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
82% of adults had a checkup this year in Garden City South. Of 32 CDC measures, Garden City South beats the New York average on 19 and trails it on 1. In Garden City South, nearly one in ten adults smoke cigarettes, and 14% report frequent mental distress.
| Garden City South | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.3% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Garden City South | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.8% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Garden City South has one park or preserve, 2 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Garden City South Community Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Garden City South. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw17 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw17 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumCentral Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Garden City South 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.
32 within 15 miles of the center of Garden City South
About 10 of every 100 Garden City South residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Garden City South is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in the Town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 4,119 at the time of the 2020 census.
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2 towns share a border with Garden City South.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City South | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Garden City | #17 | A+ | D− | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Franklin Square | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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