GreenlawnNY
A town of 15,210, settled in 1872.
Is Greenlawn a good place to live?
Greenlawn’s median household income is $164,000, where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. Greenlawn’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). The biggest park or preserve is Grace Nature Preserve, at 24 acres. We don’t grade Greenlawn yet; the figures below are still real.
96% of working residents leave Greenlawn for work
Where Greenlawn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Central Park and 470 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Greenlawn. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw34 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw33 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw32 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw37 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw29 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto 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 · 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
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Moving to Greenlawn: who provides what
Greenlawn is unincorporated, so Suffolk 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 Greenlawn.
The typical home in Greenlawn is valued at about $889K
The typical Greenlawn home is worth about $889,000, up 3.8% in a year, 69% above the New York typical home. 83% of households own their home in Greenlawn.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Greenlawn faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 4 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Greenlawn.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.3 jobs for every working resident, most of Greenlawn’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Greenlawn for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Greenlawn is 36 minutes. The top destinations are New York (24%), Huntington (24%) and Oyster Bay (10%).
| Greenlawn | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 16% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 4.3% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Greenlawn, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Greenlawn has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 24° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
More children than New York overall
Children under 18 are 26% of residents (21% statewide). 45% of Greenlawn adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Greenlawn | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 18 | 26% | 20% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 45% | 32% | 29% |
| Median age | 37.8 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 17% | 20% | 18% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
53% women, 47% men
About 89 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±2 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Greenlawn | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 12.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.3% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8.5% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.1% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 12.8% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.3% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 9.8% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 5.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 24.6% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 11.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.6% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.5% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 22.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
How healthy Greenlawn is
Greenlawn beats the New York average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| Greenlawn | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 32% | 33% |
| What stands out | Greenlawn | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.1% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Frazer Park | 0.9 mi | 20 |
| 2. Grace Nature Preserve | 0.6 mi | 24 |
| 3. Gardiner Farm Park | 0.4 mi | 13 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Greenlawn
Colleges nearby
8 within 15 miles of the center of Greenlawn
About 4 of every 100 Greenlawn residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Greenlawn’s neighbors
4 towns share a border with Greenlawn.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenlawn | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elwood | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Centerport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Huntington Station | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Northport | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Greenlawn, Elwood, Centerport, Huntington Station and East Northport aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Greenlawn with a neighbor →
Questions about Greenlawn
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Greenlawn, NY a good place to live?
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