Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 3,139.
Few places in the country grade higher. Great Neck Estates earns an A+, 36th of 745 graded towns in New York. The median household earns $238K, it is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns, and its public schools beat 95% of New York towns on state tests and graduation. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $1.6 million for a typical one and 16.5 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 73% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Great Neck Estates, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Great Neck Estates is among the most walkable places in the country.
Where Great Neck Estates beats most towns.
Coastal flooding makes up 13% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Great Neck Estates is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 339 in 1920, 2,990 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Great Neck Estates. 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 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 · 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Great Neck Estates, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Great Neck Estates.
Great Neck Estates has less tooth loss than most of New York and has household incomes well above the New York norm, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 4.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide. Against the 512 U.S. towns with household incomes like Great Neck Estates’s, it is less healthy than 64%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
13% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Great Neck Estates. Great Neck Estates beats the New York average on 24 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 25% of adults have obesity in Great Neck Estates.
| Great Neck Estates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 7% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Great Neck Estates | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.1% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 29 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Great Neck Estates.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
5.7% of Great Neck Estates residents live below the poverty line. Most working residents leave Great Neck Estates for work: only 2% work in town. The average trip to work in Great Neck Estates is 34 minutes.
| Great Neck Estates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $238,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 23% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Great Neck Estates has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 27° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Great Neck Estates's reported crime rate is well below New York's. Great Neck Estates’ property crime rate is 1.9 per 1,000 residents. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Great Neck Estates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 1.9 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.6 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Neck Estates Park | — | 12 |
| 2. Pond Park | — | 6 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 16.5 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 98% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The median sale price was $2,480,000 in May 2026.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
104 within 15 miles of the center of Great Neck Estates
About 5 of every 100 Great Neck Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Great Neck Estates’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in New York, United States
Great Neck Estates is a village on the Great Neck Peninsula in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 2,990 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
7 towns share a border with Great Neck Estates.
At #36 in NY, it grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; North Hempstead (A+) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Neck Estates | #36 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Great Neck Plaza | #81 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| University Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Hempstead | #44 | A+ | D− | — | A | A+ |
| New York | #651 | C− | D− | D | — | B+ |
| Harbor Hills | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kensington | — | — | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
| Great Neck | #88 | A | D− | — | A+ | A− |
Kensington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Great Neck Estates, Great Neck Plaza, North Hempstead and Great Neck report no FBI crime data of their own. University Gardens and Harbor Hills aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Great Neck Estates with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Great Neck Estates grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #36 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,639,000, 212% above the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D−.
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