Garden City, NY vs Franklin Square, NY

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

MetricGarden City, NYFranklin Square, NY
Population22,94130,897
Median Household Income$244,152$143,263
Median Rent$3,265/mo$2,102/mo
Median Home Value$1,075,900$657,000
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.8%45.8%
Poverty Rate3%5.6%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k9139*
Property Crime Rate /100k677963*
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows29°F29°F
Snowfall19 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute34.9 min34.6 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1012.2
College Degree Rate75.9%38.4%
Foreign-Born %9.9%27.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.0%-4.7%

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