Freeport, NY vs Baldwin, NY

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

MetricFreeport, NYBaldwin, NY
Population44,08834,994
Median Household Income$120,625$145,472
Median Rent$2,077/mo$1,890/mo
Median Home Value$505,900$593,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.8%44.9%
Poverty Rate7.4%6.6%
Unemployment Rate4%3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k137139*
Property Crime Rate /100k826963*
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows28°F28°F
Snowfall26 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute35.8 min39.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.911.3
College Degree Rate27.5%44.3%
Foreign-Born %37.3%28.1%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.7%—

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.