Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Yes, by almost any measure. Thomaston earns an A+, 30th among New York's 745 graded towns. It is healthier than 97% of U.S. towns, its schools outperform 95% of the state's, and the median household earns $158K. The exception is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $1.1 million for a typical one and 10.9 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. 72% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Thomaston, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. Thomaston is among the most walkable places in the country. Only 112 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history.
Where Thomaston beats most towns.
| Widest gap | Thomaston | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.4% | 8.2% |
Where Thomaston’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 Thomaston is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for walkability (better than 99% of comparable towns) to D− for cost of living (better than 4%), so the A+ overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,159 in 1940, 2,759 in 2020. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 6 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Thomaston. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw13 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 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 Thomaston, 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 Thomaston.
Thomaston has less utility shut-off threats than most of New York, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York and has commutes longer than most of New York.
Its widest gap with New York is utility shut-off threats: 3.4% of its 2,124 adults were threatened with a utility shut-off, against 8.2% statewide.
22% of adults have obesity in Thomaston. Only 2 of the 755 New York towns we compare have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Thomaston. 30% of adults have high blood pressure in Thomaston.
| Thomaston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.3% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Thomaston | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.4% | 8.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.5% | 7.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities. Since 1979, 10 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Thomaston.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average commute for its 1,118 working residents takes 40.1 minutes, against 32.6 across New York. 23.3% of workers work from home, against 14.9% across New York.
1% of Thomaston working residents work locally. Jobs based in Thomaston fell to 683 in 2023, 86 fewer than in 2013. Thomaston’s average trip to work is 40 minutes.
| Thomaston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $158,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 23% | 12% | 11% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Thomaston has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 27° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0.0 miles of trail in 3 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Great Neck Park DIstrict Dog Park | — | 2 |
| 2. Thomaston Park | — | 2 |
| 3. Russell Gardens Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
At 10.9 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 95% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D− for cost of living.
The median rent in Thomaston is $2,218 a month.
| Thomaston | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,218 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
88 within 15 miles of the center of Thomaston
About 5 of every 100 Thomaston residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Thomaston is a village in the Town of North Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. Located at the southeastern corner of the Great Neck Peninsula, it is considered part of the Greater Great Neck area, which is anchored by the Village of Great Neck. The population was 2,759 at the time of the 2020 census.
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4 towns share a border with Thomaston.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomaston | #30 | A+ | D− | — | A+ | A+ |
| Great Neck Plaza | #81 | A | D | — | A+ | A+ |
| Manhasset | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kensington | — | — | D− | A | A+ | A+ |
| Russell Gardens | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Kensington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Thomaston and Great Neck Plaza report no FBI crime data of their own. Manhasset and Russell Gardens aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Thomaston with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes, by almost any measure. Thomaston grades A+ overall, better than 97% of U.S. towns and #30 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 $1,084,000, 107% 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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