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Yes, by almost any measure. Munsey Park earns an A+, 2nd among New York's 745 graded towns. It is among the healthiest towns in the country on CDC estimates, its schools rank ahead of 96% of New York towns, and the median household earns $250K. Its lowest mark, a C, is in cost of living. 86% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Munsey Park, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Few places in the country are easier to get around without a car. Only one of the 758 New York towns we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Munsey Park.
Where Munsey Park beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Munsey Park | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 17.2% |
Where Munsey Park’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 Munsey Park is from typical.
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Census counts: 411 in 1930, 2,809 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1939 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Explore the history →Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Munsey Park. Close and well known come first.
Big draw15 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw15 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw21 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 Munsey Park, 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 Munsey Park.
Munsey Park has less food insecurity than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York and has lost a quarter or more of its jobs in ten years.
Its widest gap with New York is food insecurity: 4.8% of its 1,960 adults worry about having enough food, against 17.2% statewide.
Among adults in Munsey Park, 11% report frequent mental distress and 8.5% report frequent physical distress. This New York town beats the New York average on 26 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Also worth knowing: in Munsey Park, 24% of adults have obesity.
| Munsey Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 8.5% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | Munsey Park | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 4.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Munsey Park’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 10 of 100. Paid flood insurance claims locally since 2014: 11. 68% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hurricanes at 11%. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2020.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Jobs based here fell from 762 in 2013 to 549. The average commute for its 1,074 working residents takes 42.9 minutes, against 32.6 across New York.
Only 2% of working residents stay in Munsey Park for work; the rest commute out. Since 2013, Munsey Park has lost 213 jobs, to 549 in 2023. For Munsey Park, the average trip to work is 43 minutes. The top destinations are New York (53%), North Hempstead (17%) and Hempstead (8%).
| Munsey Park | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 43 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $250,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.2% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
For Munsey Park, the typical July afternoon high is 85°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Parks and preserves in Munsey Park: 2, covering 8 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Waldmann Memorial Park | — | 4 |
| 2. Copley Pond Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 20 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 99% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its C for cost of living.
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
60 within 15 miles of the center of Munsey Park
About 5 of every 100 Munsey Park residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Munsey Park 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 Manhasset area, which is anchored by Manhasset. The population was 2,809 at the time of the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Munsey Park is located entirely within the Town of North Hempstead, and has been recognized as a Tree City USA since 1983.
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2 towns share a border with Munsey Park.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munsey Park | #2 | A+ | C | — | A+ | A+ |
| Flower Hill | #22 | A+ | D | — | A | A+ |
| Manhasset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Munsey Park and Flower Hill report no FBI crime data of their own. Manhasset isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Munsey Park with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. It grades A+ for health and A+ for schools.
The typical home is worth about $1,984,000, 278% 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 C.
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