A Street in Great Neck Gardens, Long Island, New York, 2021
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Great Neck GardensNY
This town in New York has a population of 1,492.
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Photo: AITFFan1 · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
1,492
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$1.29M
Census ACS
Household income
$136K
median
Median age
58.0
years
Jobs based here
46
A commuter town
Is Great Neck Gardens a good place to live?
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Great Neck Gardens, against 32% in New York’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Only 5 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher median age than Great Neck Gardens. We don’t grade Great Neck Gardens yet; the figures below are still real.
Small town
1,492 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Great NeckKensingtonGreat Neck Gardens
Nearby attractions
All 612 attractions →Central Park and 528 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Great Neck Gardens. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw13 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw11 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
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Getting set up
Moving to Great Neck Gardens: who provides what
Great Neck Gardens is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 & county servicesNassau CountyNassau County provides services here
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, 1102111023 75% · 11021 25%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 Gardens.
Natural hazards
Great Neck Gardens faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
67% of Great Neck Gardens’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 11%. Compared with 90% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is lower.
10risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
More than half of Great Neck Gardens’ working residents commute to New York City
The top destinations are New York (60%), North Hempstead (16%) and Hempstead (7%). The typical journey to work for Great Neck Gardens comes to 36 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 13 miles. 7.9% of Great Neck Gardens workers do their job from home.
0%work in town
| Great Neck Gardens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $136,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 7.9% | 12% | 11% |
Where working residents work
In Great Neck Gardens0%
New York60%
North Hempstead16%
Hempstead7%
Oyster Bay3%
13 mi
median commute distance
46
jobs based in Great Neck Gardens
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Great Neck Gardens, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 26° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow 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
Outdoors
Great Neck Gardens keeps 10% of its land conserved
Great Neck Gardens has one park or preserve, 12 acres in all.
10%conserved
10%
conserved · 11 of 115 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Allenwood Park | — | 12 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
A smaller share of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Great Neck Gardens than in most of New York or the rest of the country
CDC measures, 32 in all: Great Neck Gardens beats New York on 26 and trails on 2. 3.2% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Great Neck Gardens.
| Great Neck Gardens | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.8% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
26 better4 too close to call2 worse
| What stands out | Great Neck Gardens | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.2% | 12.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.2% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.7% |
North Shore University Hospital
1.8 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Great Neck Gardens
16pages on Great Neck Gardens
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
91 within 15 miles of the center of Great Neck Gardens
Elmezzi Graduate School of Molecular MedicineUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Manhasset1.8 miUnited States Merchant Marine AcademyUniversity or college · Public · Kings Point2.4 mi$895 in-state tuitionCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bayside3.4 mi$5,210 in-state tuition
About 4 of every 100 Great Neck Gardens residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Great Neck Gardens for work
Where Great Neck Gardens’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
46jobs based in Great Neck Gardens
0%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Great Neck Gardens
Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States
Great Neck Gardens (also known as Allenwood) is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located on the Great Neck Peninsula within the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, New York, United States. The population was 1,268 at the time of the 2020 census. The hamlet's name is rarely used in part because of how the area was never incorporated.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 184 ft
Questions about Great Neck Gardens
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Great Neck Gardens, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Great Neck Gardens yet; the figures below are still real.