Freeport, NY vs Merrick, NY

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

MetricFreeport, NYMerrick, NY
Population44,08821,744
Median Household Income$120,625$185,740
Median Rent$2,077/mo$2,919/mo
Median Home Value$505,900$771,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49.8%33.5%
Poverty Rate7.4%2.3%
Unemployment Rate4%3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k137139*
Property Crime Rate /100k826963*
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs80°F83°F
Winter Lows28°F30°F
Snowfall26 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute35.8 min38.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher11.910.4
College Degree Rate27.5%64.4%
Foreign-Born %37.3%9.8%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.7%+8.4%

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 Merrick (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.