189 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1834.
- 1837Manhasset is settled
Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
71% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Manhasset, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 3 of the 266 New York towns we compare have a higher typical home value than Manhasset. The biggest park or preserve is Greentree Foundation, at 406 acres. We don’t grade Manhasset yet; the figures below are still real.
Where Manhasset beats most towns.
Where Manhasset’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1834.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manhasset. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw14 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw20 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
Manhasset is unincorporated, so Nassau 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Manhasset.
The typical Manhasset home is worth about $2,322,000, up 10.7% in a year, 4 times the New York typical home. At $1,622 a month, Manhasset’s median rent is above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Typical home values rose 11% in the year to September 2026.
| Manhasset | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $1,622 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 74% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Manhasset for work: only 9% work in town. Manhasset’s median household income is $166,000. Since 2013, Manhasset has added 16,044 jobs, to 45,120 in 2023.
| Manhasset | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $166,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 95% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 23 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Manhasset.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Manhasset 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
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Manhasset. Manhasset beats the New York average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 9.9% of adults report frequent physical distress in Manhasset.
| Manhasset | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Manhasset | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 8.1% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 4% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.1 miles of trail in 9 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Greentree Foundation | — | 406 |
| 2. Whitney Pond Park | — | 30 |
| 3. Manhasset Valley Park | — | 20 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
68 within 15 miles of the center of Manhasset
About 4 of every 100 Manhasset residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
32 notable people were born in Manhasset.





Hamlet and census-designated place in US
Manhasset is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is partially located on the southwestern part of the Cow Neck Peninsula. The population was 8,176 at the time of the 2020 census. As with other unincorporated communities in New York, the CDP's local affairs are administered by the town in which it is located, the Town of North Hempstead. Additionally, the hamlet serves as the town seat of North Hempstead, and North Hempstead Town Hall – the town's governmental headquarters – is located within Manhasset's downtown, along Plandome Road.
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10 towns share a border with Manhasset.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manhasset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| North Hills | #33 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Lake Success | #39 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A |
| Plandome Heights | — | — | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Munsey Park | #2 | A+ | C | — | A+ | A+ |
| Thomaston | #30 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Plandome | — | — | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Kensington | — | — | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
Plandome Heights, Plandome and Kensington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. North Hills, Lake Success, Plandome Heights, Munsey Park, Thomaston and Plandome report no FBI crime data of their own. Manhasset isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Manhasset with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
We don’t grade Manhasset yet; the figures below are still real.
32 notable people were born here, including Chris Jericho and Billy Crudup.