Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 8,476, settled in 1916.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Malverne grades A overall, 134th of 745 graded towns in New York. It is easier to get around on foot or by transit than 97% of U.S. towns. The median household earns $149K and residents are healthier than 93% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. The trade-off is money: the typical home is worth about $813K, 8.2 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Malverne’s median household income is $149,000, where New York’s towns sit at $82,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. On history, just 56 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Malverne's schools rank ahead of 77% of New York towns.
Where Malverne beats most towns.
Where Malverne’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Malverne is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 97% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,256 in 1930, 8,560 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2010 and 5 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Malverne. Close and well known come first.
Big draw17 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw18 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw17 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw18 mi BeachConey IslandCentral 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 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Malverne, 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 Malverne.
Malverne has less tooth loss than most of New York and sends most of its workers to New York City and beyond, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 6.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide. Against the 2,779 U.S. towns with household incomes like Malverne’s, it is healthier than 69%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
14% of Malverne adults have been diagnosed with depression. Malverne beats the New York average on 20 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 13% of Malverne adults report frequent mental distress.
| Malverne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.1% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Malverne | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 6.3% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.6% | 17.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
At 8.2 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $813K) costs more against local pay than in 90% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
96% of households own their home in Malverne. Typical home values rose 6.1% in the year to September 2026. Malverne’s median rent is $1,898 a month.
| Malverne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 96% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,898 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Malverne has 1,097 jobs for its 3,999 working residents: even if every job went to a resident, most would still commute out.
Most working residents leave Malverne for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Malverne is 33 minutes. The top destinations are New York (43%), Hempstead (28%) and North Hempstead (10%).
| Malverne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.8% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 8.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Malverne 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.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Malverne's reported crime rate is well below New York's. Among 265 New York towns, just 10 have a lower property crime rate than Malverne. Violent crime is rare: 2 reported in 2025.
| Malverne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.5 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.2 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 57% of U.S. communities. Since 2007, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Malverne.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Malverne | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.3% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bob Whelan Field | — | 5 |
| 2. Westwood Park | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
36 within 15 miles of the center of Malverne
About 4 of every 100 Malverne residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Malverne is a village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 8,560 at the time of the 2020 census.
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6 towns share a border with Malverne.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malverne | #134 | A | D− | — | A− | A |
| Malverne Park Oaks | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Lynbrook | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lakeview | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Valley Stream | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lynbrook | #149 | A− | D− | — | A | A− |
| Valley Stream | #140 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
Malverne, Lynbrook and Valley Stream report no FBI crime data of their own. Malverne Park Oaks, North Lynbrook, Lakeview and North Valley Stream aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Malverne with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Malverne grades A overall, better than 85% of U.S. towns and #134 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. 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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