Great Neck, NY vs Port Washington, NY

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

MetricGreat Neck, NYPort Washington, NY
Population11,08718,004
Median Household Income$137,981$170,127
Median Rent$1,807/mo$2,184/mo
Median Home Value$968,500$1,003,200
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income55.9%55.2%
Poverty Rate6.6%4.1%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k139*25
Property Crime Rate /100k963*663
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows30°F29°F
Snowfall19 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute38.8 min35.4 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher9.111.7
College Degree Rate53.2%72.1%
Foreign-Born %30.7%14.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.1%+11.4%

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