Adm. Ward, Great Neck, 9-6-15, 1915
Great Neck’s story
Great Neck in pictures
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A town of 11,141.
Population
11,141
2025 Census estimate · −0.1% since 2020
Typical home
$1.48M
+6.2% in a year
Household income
$138K
median
Median age
38.6
years
Jobs based here
1,709
A commuter town
TownGrade
A
#88 of 745 in NY
Is Great Neck a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Great Neck grades A overall, ranked 88th of 745 in New York. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Its schools rank ahead of 95% of New York towns and CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 85% of the country. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $1.5 million for a typical one and 14.9 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Great Neck’s typical home value is $1,482,000, against $361,000 in New York’s towns and $332,000 across U.S. towns. On history, just 93 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse.
What makes Great Neck stand out
Where Great Neck beats most towns.
A growing town
Great Neck has grown 11% since 2010
9,989 counted in 2010 and 11,145 in 2020; an estimated 11,141 in 2025.
Growth has leveled off: within 1% of 2020, after 11.6% in the decade before.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
How Great Neck grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Great Neck is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 3%), so the A overall blends very different results.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 15.8 of 20; 6.7% of households have no carA+Open →Cost of livingD−Open →SchoolsA+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 11% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listAOpen →HealthNorth Shore University Hospital 2.4 miles awayA−Open →Jobs & income$138K median household income; 1,709 jobs based hereA−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors0 miles of trails; 4% conserved landBOpen →History25 notable people born hereB−Open →Civic life5.4 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
Climate–Open →Housing market52 days on market–Open →Who lives hereMedian age 38.6; 53% of adults have a four-year degree–Open →
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 612 attractions →Central Park and 528 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Great Neck. Close and well known come first.
Big draw12 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw12 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw13 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw10 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Central 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 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Great Neck: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Great Neck, and how to reach them.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterWa of Great Neck North water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Great Neck’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereNassau County Board of ElectionsNassau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes11023, 11024, 1102111023 62% · 11024 30% · 11021 8%Census 2020
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 Great Neck.
Great Neck has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York and scores below Kensington and its other neighbors on health.
HousingCost of living grade D−
Great Neck earns a D− for cost of living
At 14.9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $1.48M) costs more against local pay than in 97% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The median rent in Great Neck is $1,807 a month. Typical home values rose 6.2% in the year to September 2026. The typical Great Neck home is worth about $1,482,000, up 6.2% in a year, 3 times the New York typical home.
$1.48MZillow home value
| Great Neck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,807 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 71% | 75% | 73% |
Typical home value
Great Neck$1.48M
New York$525K
Market temperature
52
days on market
95.5%
sale-to-list price
+6.2%
value change, 1 year
7
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
HealthA−
Great Neck earns an A− for health
All 4 graded neighbors score healthier than its A−, from Kensington (A+) to Saddle Rock (A+). Against the 3,741 U.S. towns with household incomes like Great Neck’s, it is less healthy than 52%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
15% of Great Neck adults have been diagnosed with depression. Great Neck beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 14% of Great Neck adults report frequent mental distress.
85%healthier than U.S. townsA−Health Grade
| Great Neck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
11 better20 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Great Neck | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.7% | 8.2% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.1% | 14.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.7% |
North Shore University Hospital
2.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
72nd
percentile among NY towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A
Inland flooding leads a very low hazard risk in Great Neck
103 flood insurance claims have been filed here, and 13 properties have flooded more than once.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 89% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 103 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Great Neck.
11risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
103
paid flood claims since 1978
6
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade A−
More than half of Great Neck’s working residents commute to New York City
Most working residents leave Great Neck for work: only 6% work in town. Great Neck’s average trip to work is 39 minutes. The top destinations are New York (53%), North Hempstead (23%) and Hempstead (5%).
6%work in town
| Great Neck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 39 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $138,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 14% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Great Neck6%
New York53%
North Hempstead23%
Hempstead5%
Oyster Bay3%
12 mi
median commute distance
1,709
jobs based in Great Neck
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
A+
Walkability grade: among the most walkable U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Great Neck, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The New York Jfk Intl Ap weather station, 11 miles away, records that about 11 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 2,222 New York places with climate records. The New York Jfk Intl Ap weather station, 11 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 226 days, the #2 highest of 2,222 New York places with climate records.
Great Neck has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 26° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter29–42°
Spring43–60°
Summer66–83°
Fall50–65°
Nov 16
typical first frost
Apr 1
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
4.3%conserved
| Great Neck | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 4.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
4.3%
conserved · 37 of 861 acres
0.3 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Parkwood Pool and Sports Complex | 0.1 mi | 18 |
| 2. Memorial Park | — | 10 |
| 3. Village Green Park | — | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Great Neck
19pages on Great Neck
The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
93 within 15 miles of the center of Great Neck
United States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · Kings Point1.7 mi$895 in-state tuitionElmezzi Graduate School of Molecular MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Manhasset2.5 miCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bayside3.5 mi$5,210 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Great Neck residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Great Neck for work
Where Great Neck’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
1,709jobs based in Great Neck
6%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Great Neck
25 notable people were born in Great Neck.
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About Great Neck
Region on Long Island, New York, US
Great Neck is a region contained within Nassau County, New York, on Long Island, which covers a peninsula on the North Shore and includes nine incorporated villages, among them Great Neck, Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, Kings Point, and Russell Gardens, and a number of unincorporated areas, as well as an area south of the peninsula near Lake Success and North New Hyde Park. The incorporated village of Great Neck had a population of 9,989 at the 2010 census, while the larger Great Neck area comprises a residential community of some 40,000 people in nine villages and hamlets in the town of North Hempstead, of which Great Neck is the northwestern quadrant. Great Neck has five ZIP Codes …
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 108 ft
- ZIP code
- 11020–11027, 11020, 11022
Great Neck’s neighbors
7 towns share a border with Great Neck.
Kings PointGreat Neck GardensKensingtonSaddle Rock EstatesManhassetSaddle RockGreat Neck EstatesGreat Neck
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Neck | #88 | A | D− | — | A+ | A− |
| Kings Point | #28 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Great Neck Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kensington | — | — | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
| Saddle Rock Estates | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Manhasset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Saddle Rock | — | — | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Great Neck Estates | #36 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
Kensington and Saddle Rock have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Great Neck, Kings Point, Saddle Rock and Great Neck Estates report no FBI crime data of their own. Great Neck Gardens, Saddle Rock Estates and Manhasset aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Great Neck with a neighbor →
Questions about Great Neck
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Great Neck, NY a good place to live?
For most people who can afford it, yes. Great Neck grades A overall, better than 90% of U.S. towns and #88 of 745 in New York. It grades A− for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Is Great Neck, NY expensive?
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.