Hicksville, NY vs Westbury, NY

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

MetricHicksville, NYWestbury, NY
Population43,78015,808
Median Household Income$144,471$145,185
Median Rent$3,113/mo—
Median Home Value$634,100$626,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income42.7%33.3%
Poverty Rate3.8%3.4%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k139*139*
Property Crime Rate /100k963*963*
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs84°F84°F
Winter Lows29°F29°F
Snowfall19 in/yr19 in/yr
Avg Commute33.5 min29.1 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher12.111.5
College Degree Rate44.7%43.2%
Foreign-Born %34.4%29%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+2.7%+0.8%

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