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A town of 5,071, settled in 1868.
Yes, by almost any measure. Old Westbury earns an A+, 43rd of 745 graded towns in New York. CDC estimates put its residents' health ahead of 98% of the country, the median household earns $250K, and crime is low: it reports less per resident than 89% of U.S. towns. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $3.1 million for a typical one and 31.1 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Old Westbury, above both the New York town median (32%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). On hazard risk, just 64 of New York’s 1,216 towns do better. Old Westbury's schools outperform 85% of the state's.
Where Old Westbury beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Old Westbury | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 12.8% |
2 colleges in town.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Old Westbury is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for health (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 1%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
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Census counts: 1,264 in 1930, 4,289 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1906 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Old Westbury. Close and well known come first.
Big draw19 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw21 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw19 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw25 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaYankee 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 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Old Westbury, 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 Old Westbury.
Old Westbury is shaped by its college students, draws workers from Hempstead and beyond and has less tooth loss than most of New York.
At 31.1 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home (about $3.08M) costs more against local pay than in any other New York town; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living. Its typical home is the priciest on its borders; Roslyn Heights is next at $1.48M.
Typical home values rose 14% in the year to September 2026. In Old Westbury, 93% of households live in a home they own. Homes sold in Old Westbury spent a median 88 days on the market.
| Old Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $3,501 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 93% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Old Westbury’s concentration of trails is 1.5 miles per square mile. There are 13 miles of trail across 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Old Westbury Unique Area, at 31 acres.
| Old Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 2.2% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Old Westbury Unique Area | — | 31 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its widest gap with New York is tooth loss: 4.1% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 12.8% statewide. Against the 436 U.S. towns with household incomes like Old Westbury’s, it is less healthy than 56%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
For adults in Old Westbury, the share who have high blood pressure is 27%. Only 8 of the 755 New York towns we compare have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Old Westbury.
| Old Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.7% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Old Westbury | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.1% | 12.8% |
| Fewer smokers | 5.7% | 11.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
5,344 jobs are based in Old Westbury, 2.8 for every working resident, so most of the people who work here commute in. 23.1% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
Most working residents leave Old Westbury for work: only 4% work in town. The typical journey to work in the town is 34 minutes. Also worth knowing: between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Old Westbury dropped by 293, to 5,344. Among residents in the town, 3.2% live below the poverty line.
| Old Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $250,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 34 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 3.2% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Violent crime is rare: 4 reported in 2025, 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
For Old Westbury, the property offense rate is 2.7 per 1,000 residents. The violent crime rate for Old Westbury comes to 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
| Old Westbury | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 2.7 per 1,000 residents | 7.6 | 9.9 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 0.8 per 1,000 residents | 0.8 | 1.6 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Federal aid has come to Old Westbury households in 5 declared disasters; the latest was in 2021. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 69% come from inland flooding and 12% from earthquakes. Paid flood insurance claims in the town since 1980: 6.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A winter brings about 19 inches of snow, with January nights at 25° and July afternoons at 85°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
28 within 15 miles of the center of Old Westbury
College town 32 of every 100 Old Westbury residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Where Old Westbury’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
4 notable people were born in Old Westbury.
Village in New York, United States
Old Westbury is a village in the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 4,289 at the time of the 2020 census. The Incorporated Village of Old Westbury is one of the nation's wealthiest municipalities and is the second-richest zip code in the state of New York – topped only by Harrison in Westchester County. In 2007, Business Week dubbed Old Westbury as New York's most expensive suburb. Old Westbury Gardens – located within the village – has been recognized as one of the three best public gardens in the world by Four Seasons Hotels magazine.
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10 towns share a border with Old Westbury.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Westbury | #43 | A+ | D− | A | A | A+ |
| East Hills | #27 | A+ | D− | — | A | A+ |
| Brookville | #1 | A+ | — | A | A+ | A+ |
| Westbury | #167 | A− | D | — | B | A |
| Roslyn Heights | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jericho | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Cassel | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Carle Place | — | — | — | — | — | — |
East Hills and Westbury report no FBI crime data of their own. Roslyn Heights, Jericho, New Cassel and Carle Place aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Old Westbury with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Old Westbury grades A+ overall, better than 96% of U.S. towns and #43 of 745 in New York. It grades A+ for health, A for safety and A for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes, by national standards. Old Westbury reports less crime per resident than 89% of U.S. towns, an A Safety Grade: 4 violent and 14 property crimes in 2025.
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−.
4 notable people were born here, including Beatrice Straight and Doe Avedon.
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