Lynbrook, NY vs East Rockaway, NY

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

MetricLynbrook, NYEast Rockaway, NY
Population20,32510,077
Median Household Income$136,696$124,929
Median Rent$2,230/mo$2,416/mo
Median Home Value$611,900$621,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income46.3%44.1%
Poverty Rate7.5%2.6%
Unemployment Rate3.3% (county)3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k75139*
Property Crime Rate /100k471963*
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows28°F28°F
Snowfall26 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute35.2 min38.5 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher10.711.5
College Degree Rate42.8%51.2%
Foreign-Born %18.6%13.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+1.7%-0.3%

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