Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 7,135, incorporated in 1930.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Manorhaven grades A overall, ranked 105th of 745 in New York. It is healthier than 88% of U.S. towns and its schools outperform 88% of the state's. What holds it back is price: homes are expensive, about $687K for a typical one and 6.9 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. Manorhaven’s median rent is $3,153 a month, above both New York’s towns ($1,098 a month) and U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Only 9 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history.
Where Manorhaven beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Manorhaven | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 12.8% |
Coastal flooding makes up 15% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Manorhaven is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the A overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 484 in 1940, 6,956 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1918 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Manorhaven. 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 draw11 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw19 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
Who provides power, water and the rest in Manorhaven, 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 Manorhaven.
Manorhaven has more 90° days than almost anywhere else in New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
14% of adults have been diagnosed with depression in Manorhaven. Manorhaven beats the New York average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 0. 29% of adults have high blood pressure in Manorhaven.
| Manorhaven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Manorhaven | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.7% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.5% | 17.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 81% of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 56 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Manorhaven.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Manorhaven for work: only 4% work in town. The average trip to work in Manorhaven is 33 minutes. Jobs based in Manorhaven grew to 837 in 2023, 100 more than in 2013.
| Manorhaven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $105,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.6% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.4% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Mineola weather station, 9 miles away, records that about 16 days a year reach 90°, the highest of 2,222 New York places with climate records. The Mineola weather station, 9 miles away, records that the frost-free season runs about 224 days, the #2 highest of 2,222 New York places with climate records.
Manorhaven has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 26° and about 19 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.2 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Manorhaven Beach Park, at 21 acres.
| Manorhaven | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 9.4% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manorhaven Beach Park | — | 21 |
| 2. Manorhaven Preserve | 0.1 mi | 8 |
| 3. Morgan's Dock Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 6.9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 86% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. 66.1% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 52.1% across New York.
37% of Manorhaven households own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
62 within 15 miles of the center of Manorhaven
About 13 of every 100 Manorhaven residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Manorhaven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Village in the United States
Manorhaven is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Port Washington area, which is anchored by Port Washington. The population was 6,956 at the time of the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Manorhaven is located on the Cow Neck Peninsula, within the Town of North Hempstead.
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3 towns share a border with Manorhaven.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manorhaven | #105 | A | D− | — | A | A |
| Sands Point | #23 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
| Port Washington North | #57 | A | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Port Washington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Manorhaven and Port Washington North report no FBI crime data of their own. Port Washington isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Manorhaven with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
For most people who can afford it, yes. Manorhaven grades A overall, better than 88% of U.S. towns and #105 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. The typical home is worth about $687,000, 31% above the New York typical home. 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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