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36,518people live here $114,217median household income▲ 41% above US $2,209median rent per month▲ 56% above US $602,900median home value▲ 81% above US

Elmont is an unincorporated community in Nassau County, NY. It has no city government: the county runs it, and the Census counts it as its own place.

What it's like to live in Elmont

Elmont is an unincorporated community in New York with county unemployment below the national average, household incomes running above the national average, air quality that stays clean most of the year, and schools with smaller class sizes than the national average. Those factors carry real weight for anyone weighing where to move next.

The tradeoffs are worth naming plainly. Elmont deals with rent well above the national average, home prices well above the national average, and long average commutes.

The good

Low unemployment in the county
Higher-than-average incomes
Clean air
Low student-teacher ratio
Public transit that many commuters use

The not so good

Rent well above the national average
High home prices
Long commutes

How Elmont compares

Median household income

Elmont$114,217

New York avg$85,974

US$80,734

Median rent (per month)

Elmont$2,209

New York avg$1,621

US$1,413

Median home value

Elmont$602,900

New York avg$423,800

US$332,700

What it takes to move to Elmont

Based on Elmont's median rent, home value and household income

To rent

$4,418

up front: first month plus a typical one-month deposit

Income to keep rent under 30%: $88,360 a year
46% of Elmont renters spend 30% or more of their income on rent

To buy

$120,580

a 20% down payment on the median home

With 10% down: $60,290
Homes cost 5.3× the typical local household income (US: 4.1×)

Moving costs, closing costs and taxes not included.

The details

Cost of living▲ 56% above US

$2,209/mo median rent

Rent is expensive here, at $2,209 a month median and well above the national average. This is the kind of city where housing costs deserve serious budgeting before committing to a move. Home prices are steep, with a median around $602,900. Renting first to get a feel for the city before buying is often the more practical route.

Median home value $602,900 · 46% of renters cost-burdened

Job market

3.3% county unemployment

Unemployment in Nassau County is 3.3%, a little below the national average of 4.3%. That's the county-wide rate; BLS doesn't measure a place this size on its own.

Nassau County (county-wide)

Safety

139 violent crimes per 100k, whole jurisdiction

Elmont doesn't have its own police department, so there's no crime rate for it alone. The figures shown are for the Nassau County Police Department jurisdiction as a whole, which runs below the national average for violent crime and covers many communities. Individual neighborhoods can differ a lot from that overall rate.

Property crime 963/100k · Policed by Nassau County Police Department (county-wide rate) · 2025 data

Getting around▲ 55% above US

40 min average commute

Commutes run long, averaging 40.4 minutes, and that's just the average, meaning a lot of people are doing significantly more. This isn't a city where living far from the office is a comfortable bet. 7 in 10 workers drive to work; 14% take public transit; 7% work from home.

How workers get to work

Drive alone

64%

Public transit

14%

Carpool

11%

Work from home

6.6%

Other

3.1%

Walk

2.1%

Climate

Summers are warm, with highs around 84°F, and winters are cold, with lows around 29°F and snow a regular occurrence. Rainfall is regular throughout the year.

Average month

High °FLow °FPrecip (in)

30-year averages, 1991–2020

Education & workforceNear US average

33% bachelor's degree or higher

Education levels run about average, with 33% college-educated. It's a mix of white-collar and blue-collar work, which can be an asset or a limitation depending on the field.

Schools

5 public schools inside the boundary

There are 5 public schools inside the boundary and 1 private school. The student-to-teacher ratio is 11:1, well below the national average of 16:1. Smaller class sizes are generally a positive sign for a district.

Parks & recreation

The nearest national park or historic site is Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site (14 miles away). There are 8 national parks and sites within a day's drive.

Bottom line

Elmont's strongest points are county unemployment below the national average and household incomes running above the national average; the main tradeoffs are rent well above the national average and home prices well above the national average. A year of median rent ($2,209/mo) equals 23% of the median household income here, about the same as the 21% typical nationwide. It tends to suit job seekers (county-wide unemployment is low) and people who would rather not drive. It may be a harder fit for renters on a tight budget and people who dread long commutes.

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