Baldwin, NY vs Rockville Centre, NY

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricBaldwin, NYRockville Centre, NY
Population34,99425,765
Median Household Income$145,472$151,938
Median Rent$1,890/mo$1,881/mo
Median Home Value$593,800$818,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.9%49%
Poverty Rate6.6%4.7%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.1%
Violent Crime Rate /100k139*16
Property Crime Rate /100k963*304
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows28°F28°F
Snowfall26 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute39.5 min37.3 min
Hospitals—1
Avg Hospital Rating—5.0 / 5
Students per Teacher11.310
College Degree Rate44.3%63.9%
Foreign-Born %28.1%9.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)—-0.8%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Baldwin (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.