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A town of 1,333, settled in 1931.
Roslyn Estates’ best subject grades are an A+ for walkability and health and an A for incomes; its weakest is a D− for cost of living. 80% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Roslyn Estates, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. On health, just 33 of New York’s 1,213 towns do better. Roslyn Estates's schools rank ahead of 93% of New York towns. Only 39 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. Roslyn Estates has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Roslyn Estates beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Roslyn Estates | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.4% | 12.8% |
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Roslyn Estates is from typical.
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Census counts: 464 in 1940, 1,318 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Roslyn Estates. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw18 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw16 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw17 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaYankee Stadium
Big draw22 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 Roslyn Estates, 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 Roslyn Estates.
Roslyn Estates: 14% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both New York’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (23%). Among adults in the town, 83% had a checkup this year. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Roslyn Estates is ahead of New York on 23 and behind on 2. In Roslyn Estates, 12% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 6.4% smoke cigarettes.
| Roslyn Estates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.4% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Roslyn Estates | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.4% | 12.8% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 2.8% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Since 2014, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Roslyn Estates. On expected storm and flood damage, Roslyn Estates sits below 86% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 70% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 10% to hurricanes. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2012.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
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
Employers in Roslyn Estates added 105 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 555. The typical journey to work for Roslyn Estates comes to 43 minutes. Among 759 New York towns, just 2 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Roslyn Estates. The top destinations are New York (51%), North Hempstead (21%) and Hempstead (10%).
| Roslyn Estates | 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 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 10% | 8% |
| Work from home | 15% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Across 2 parks and preserves: 0.2 miles of trail. The density of trails in Roslyn Estates is 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Roslyn Estates | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.1% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Black Ink | — | 2 |
| 2. The Loch | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
For households in Roslyn Estates, the share who own their home is 98%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
44 within 15 miles of the center of Roslyn Estates
About 5 of every 100 Roslyn Estates residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Roslyn Estates is a village in the Town of North Hempstead in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. It is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. The population was 1,318 at the time of the 2020 census.
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Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,761,000, 235% 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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