Sephardic Temple, Branch Boulevard, Woodmere, Long Island. LOC gsc.5a29018, 1964
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WoodmereNY
A town in New York, home to 18,061 people.
10 bordering townsMap →
Photo: DanTD · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
18,061
Census survey, 2020–24
Typical home
$1.38M
+8.9% in a year
Household income
$173K
median
Median age
33.8
years
Jobs based here
3,315
A commuter town
Is Woodmere a good place to live?
Woodmere’s rent at the middle of the market is $2,720 a month, above both the New York town median ($1,101 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). Among 759 New York towns, just 2 have a higher January low than Woodmere. North Woodmere Park, at 103 acres with 1.5 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. We don’t grade Woodmere yet; the figures below are still real.
By the sea
Woodmere lives by the ocean
Coastal flooding makes up 38% of the storm damage FEMA expects here.
38%of expected storm damage is coastal flooding
100thpercentile for coastal flood risk nationally
1,943paid flood-insurance claims since 1978
77thpercentile for hurricane risk
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA · OpenStreetMap
Nearby attractions
All 605 attractions →Madison Square Garden and 526 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Woodmere. Close and well known come first.
Big draw16 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw16 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw16 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw16 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi BeachConey Island
Big draw22 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife StadiumSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Coney Island: OptimumPx, Public domain · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0
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Getting set up
Moving to Woodmere: who provides what
Woodmere is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLiberty Utilities New York - Lynbrook5 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesNassau CountyNassau County provides services here
SchoolsLawrence Union Free School DistrictHewlett-Woodmere Union Free School District2 districts serve Woodmere; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereNassau County Board of ElectionsNassau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2019
ZIP codes11598, 11581, 11516, 1155711598 67% · 11581 22% · 11516 5% · 11557 5%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Woodmere.
Housing
Woodmere’s typical home value is about $1.38M
On the market in Woodmere: a median 58 days to sell. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 8.9%. For households locally, the share who own their home is 92%.
$1.38MZillow home value
| Woodmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 65% | 49% | 48% |
Typical home value
Woodmere$1.38M
New York$525K
Market temperature
58
days on market
97.5%
sale-to-list price
+8.9%
value change, 1 year
10
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Work & commute
The average trip to work in Woodmere is longer than in most of New York or the rest of the country
Woodmere’s typical household income comes in at $173,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in the town rose by 392, to 3,315. In Woodmere, 22% of workers do their job from home. Only 9 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Woodmere.
6%work in town
| Woodmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $173,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 22% | 12% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 2.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Woodmere6%
New York49%
Hempstead28%
North Hempstead5%
Oyster Bay3%
13 mi
median commute distance
3,315
jobs based in Woodmere
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
Woodmere: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 27° on a January night to 85° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter29–43°
Spring43–60°
Summer66–82°
Fall50–66°
Nov 14
typical first frost
Apr 2
typical last frost
+2.1°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards
High risk in Woodmere, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Woodmere than in just over three fifths of U.S. communities. Since 1978, 1,943 flood insurance claims have been paid out in the town.
61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCoastal floodingEarthquakes
1,943
paid flood claims since 1978
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Health
Fewer of Woodmere’s adults have diabetes than in the typical New York or U.S. town
Among adults in Woodmere, 28% have high blood pressure. CDC measures, 32 in all: Woodmere beats New York on 22 and trails on 1. 6.9% of adults in Woodmere smoke cigarettes; 9.6% report frequent physical distress.
| Woodmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 6.9% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. New York
22 better9 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Woodmere | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.8% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 3.8% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.3% | 7.7% |
St. John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore
3.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
In Woodmere, 7.6% of the land is conserved
Woodmere’s density of trails stands at 0.7 miles per square mile. In 3 parks and preserves, walkers have 1.9 miles of trail. Parks and preserves locally: 3, covering 176 acres.
7.6%conserved
| Woodmere | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.6% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
7.6%
conserved · 136 of 1,793 acres
1.9 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. North Woodmere Park | 1.5 mi | 103 |
| 2. Doxey Brook Park | 0.1 mi | 72 |
| 3. Doxy Brook Fishing Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Woodmere
17pages on Woodmere
The big questions
Out and about
After high school
Colleges nearby
69 within 15 miles of the center of Woodmere
Sh'or Yoshuv Rabbinical CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lawrence2.4 mi$11,700 tuitionCUNY York CollegeUniversity or college · Public · Jamaica5.9 mi$7,358 in-state tuitionCUNY Queensborough Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Bayside8.4 mi$5,210 in-state tuition
About 7 of every 100 Woodmere residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
A commuter town
94% of working residents leave Woodmere for work
Where Woodmere’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
3,315jobs based in Woodmere
6%of working residents work in town
13 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Famous people from Woodmere
6 notable people were born in Woodmere.
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Margot BennettAmerican actress · born 1935G
Gerard PielAmerican scientist · 1915–2004
C
Carolyn GoodmanAmerican clinical psychologist and civil rights advocate · 1915–2007
About Woodmere
Hamlet and census-designated place in US
Woodmere is a hamlet and census-designated place (CDP) located within the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, New York, United States. The population was 18,669 at the time of the 2020 census. Woodmere is one of the Long Island communities known as the Five Towns, which is usually said to comprise the villages of Lawrence and Cedarhurst, the hamlets of Woodmere and Inwood, and "The Hewletts", which consist of the villages of Hewlett Bay Park, Hewlett Harbor, Hewlett Neck, and Woodsburgh, along with the unincorporated hamlet of Hewlett.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 2.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 23 ft
- ZIP code
- 11598
Woodmere’s neighbors
10 towns share a border with Woodmere.
CedarhurstHempsteadNew YorkHewlettValley StreamSouth Valley StreamWoodsburghInwoodHewlett NeckLawrenceWoodmere
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodmere | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cedarhurst | #318 | B | D− | — | C+ | A |
| Hempstead | #118 | A | D− | — | A | A |
| New York | #651 | C− | D− | D | — | B+ |
| Hewlett | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valley Stream | #140 | A− | D− | — | A− | A− |
| South Valley Stream | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Woodsburgh | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cedarhurst, Hempstead and Valley Stream report no FBI crime data of their own. Woodmere, Hewlett, South Valley Stream and Woodsburgh aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Woodmere with a neighbor →
Questions about Woodmere
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Woodmere, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Woodmere yet; the figures below are still real.