Rockville Centre, NY vs Oceanside, NY

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

MetricRockville Centre, NYOceanside, NY
Population25,76531,639
Median Household Income$151,938$149,560
Median Rent$1,881/mo$2,227/mo
Median Home Value$818,700$634,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)113113
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income49%31.3%
Poverty Rate4.7%2.9%
Unemployment Rate3.1%3.3% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k16139*
Property Crime Rate /100k304963*
Median AQI2929
Good AQI Days /yr287287
Summer Highs80°F80°F
Winter Lows28°F28°F
Snowfall26 in/yr26 in/yr
Avg Commute37.3 min36.3 min
Hospitals11
Avg Hospital Rating5.0 / 53.0 / 5
Students per Teacher1012.3
College Degree Rate63.9%48.7%
Foreign-Born %9.9%14.2%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-0.8%+4.3%

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