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Manhasset HillsNY

A town of 3,692 in New York.

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Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Manhasset Hills, NY · Photo: LINYperson615 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗

Is Manhasset Hills a good place to live?

Manhasset Hills’ going rate for rent is $3,501 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). We don’t grade Manhasset Hills yet; the figures below are still real.

A commuter town

97% of working residents leave Manhasset Hills for work

Where Manhasset Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

51% → New York New York 51% 17% → North Hempstead North Hempstead 17% 10% → Hempstead Hempstead 10% 4% → Oyster Bay Oyster Bay 4% 3% → Huntington Huntington 3% 2% → Babylon Babylon 2% Manhasset Hills · 3% stay
985jobs based in Manhasset Hills
3%of working residents work in town
12 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Crest Road, Manhasset Hills, Long Island, New York October 2, 2021
Crest Road, Manhasset Hills, Long Island, New York October 2, 2021, 2021
Manhasset Hills’s story

Manhasset Hills in pictures

Census counts: 3,661 in 2000, 3,649 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 2021 and 6 maps from 1897 on.

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Nearby attractions

Central Park and 520 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manhasset Hills. Close and well known come first.

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Sources: 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0

Getting set up

Moving to Manhasset Hills: who provides what

Manhasset Hills is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterGarden City Park WDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesNassau CountyNassau County provides services here
SchoolsHerricks Union Free School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereNassau County Board of ElectionsNassau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP code1104011040 100%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 Manhasset Hills.

Natural hazards

Very low risk in Manhasset Hills, with inland flooding at the top

Manhasset Hills has had 7 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 88% of U.S. communities.

12risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
12Very low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakesHurricanes
7
paid flood claims since 1978

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

More than half of Manhasset Hills’ working residents commute to New York City

The top destinations are New York (51%), North Hempstead (17%) and Hempstead (10%). For most workers, Manhasset Hills is a place to come home to: only 3% work in town. Employers in Manhasset Hills shed 1,681 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 985. The median household income for Manhasset Hills comes to $166,000.

3%work in town
Manhasset HillsNew York townsU.S. towns
Median household income$166,000$82,000$80,000
Average trip to work36 minutes25 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line5.6%9.5%9.6%
Working residents who work in town3.2%10%8%

Where working residents work

In Manhasset Hills3%
New York51%
North Hempstead17%
Hempstead10%
Oyster Bay4%
12 mi
median commute distance
985
jobs based in Manhasset Hills
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Manhasset Hills, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

The midsummer high in the town is 85°F.

19″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–42°
Spring42–60°
Summer65–83°
Fall49–65°
Nov 12
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

Manhasset Hills stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have obesity

Manhasset Hills: two in five adults sleep under 7 hours. Among 756 New York towns, just 2 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Manhasset Hills. Of 32 CDC measures, Manhasset Hills beats the New York average on 23 and trails it on 1.

Manhasset HillsNew York townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)21%33%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)10%16%17%
Depression (CDC PLACES)11%21%23%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)12%17%16%
32 measures vs. New York
23 better8 too close to call1 worse
What stands outManhasset HillsNY
Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off3.3%8.2%
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth5.2%12.8%
More adults with high cholesterol42.3%37.7%
Long Island Jewish Medical Center
1.4 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

5.3% of Manhasset Hills is conserved land

There are 0.2 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. For Manhasset Hills, the density of trails is 0.3 miles per square mile.

5.3%conserved
Manhasset HillsNew York townsU.S. towns
Miles of trail per square mile0.3 miles per square mile0.40.4
Conserved land5.3%5.2%4.3%
5.3%
conserved · 20 of 378 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Clinton G. Martin Park—16
2. Ridder's Pond Park—6

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Housing

A home in Manhasset Hills sells for about $1.55M at the median

The share of households in Manhasset Hills who live in a home they own: 92%.

$1.55Mmedian sale price
3
homes sold in September

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Manhasset Hills

16pages on Manhasset Hills
After high school

Colleges nearby

56 within 15 miles of the center of Manhasset Hills

About Manhasset Hills

Hamlet and census-designated place in New York, United States

Manhasset Hills is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 3,649 at the time of the 2020 census. Neighboring communities include Herricks, North Hills, North New Hyde Park, and Lake Success.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.6 sq mi
Elevation
125 ft

Manhasset Hills’s neighbors

4 towns share a border with Manhasset Hills.

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How the neighbors grade
TownNY rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Manhasset Hills——————
North New Hyde Park——————
North Hills#33A+D−—A+A+
Herricks——————
Lake Success#39A+D−—A+A

North Hills and Lake Success report no FBI crime data of their own. Manhasset Hills, North New Hyde Park and Herricks aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Manhasset Hills with a neighbor →

Questions about Manhasset Hills

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Manhasset Hills, NY a good place to live?

We don’t grade Manhasset Hills yet; the figures below are still real.