Garden City, NY vs New Hyde Park, NY

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

MetricGarden City, NYNew Hyde Park, NY
Population22,94110,220
Median Household Income$244,152$142,927
Median Rent$3,265/mo$2,172/mo
Median Home Value$1,075,900$722,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income54.8%44%
Poverty Rate3%3.6%
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 min37.9 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher1013.2
College Degree Rate75.9%48.4%
Foreign-Born %9.9%30.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-1.0%-0.6%

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