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Munsey Park, New York

Munsey Park is a suburb of about 2,800 people in Nassau County, New York, in the New York area. Its population has held about steady since 2020. The nearest metro area of about a million people or more, New York, is about 17 miles away as the crow flies.

Suburb of New York

Population
2,787
down 0.4% since 2020
Typical home, 2020-24
$1,984,400
Nassau County prices up 21% since 2022
Household income
$250,000 or more
U.S.: $80,734
Prices, New York area
112.6
U.S. average = 100
Emergency room
In town
St. Francis Hospital - the Heart Center
To New York
17 mi
straight line

The book's checklist

  • Lower cost of livingEveryday prices run 12.6% above the U.S. average in the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area.
  • More house for the moneyThe Census survey didn't reach enough homes in Munsey Park to say.
  • A safer neighborhoodThe FBI has no 2025 figures for Munsey Park itself. Many small towns are patrolled by the county sheriff, so call the sheriff's office and ask what calls they get most.
  • Schools in town2 public schools. No public high school in town: the nearest is Manhasset Secondary School, about 1 mile away.
  • A hospital close bySt. Francis Hospital - the Heart Center is in town and has an emergency room.
  • Within reach of a big cityNew York is about 17 miles away as the crow flies. The book suggests staying within about 60 miles if you'll miss big-city sports, concerts and theater.

A check means Munsey Park meets the rule of thumb from Frank and Dave's book. An empty box isn't a deal breaker: it's something to weigh for your family. A question mark means there isn't enough data.

What kind of town

A suburb, not a stand-alone small town

Munsey Park runs into the built-up area around New York (Census Bureau, 2020 urban areas). We include suburbs under 20,000 people because some still feel like small towns, but daily life here is closer to the suburbs than to the towns Frank and Dave's book describes. Weigh it against towns farther out.

The book sorts small towns into six types. These labels come only from the numbers; take the quiz to see which type fits your family.

For a lifetime

Homes and money

Typical home value, as owners valued them in 2020-2024
$1,984,400U.S.: $332,700
Home prices since then
Up 21%Nassau County, 2022 to 2025
Typical household income
$250,000 or moreU.S.: $80,734
Homes owned by the people living in them
99%U.S.: 65%
Typical property tax bill
$10,000 or more a yearNew York: $6,582
Homes built before 1940
52%U.S.: 12%
Homes built since 2010
1%U.S.: 11%
Vacation and seasonal homes
0%U.S.: 3%
Everyday prices
112.6U.S. average = 100 (the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area)

Home values and rents are what households told the Census Bureau across 2020 to 2024, so they trail today's market: county prices have moved up 21% since 2022. Everyday prices are the government's average for the New York-Newark-Jersey City metro area, not Munsey Park alone. Check current listings before you budget.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates; Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions); U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024.

The people

Population, 2025 estimate
2,7872020: 2,799
Median age
39.3 yearsU.S.: 38.9
Age 65 and older
13%U.S.: 17%
Under 18
27%U.S.: 22%
Moved here from another county or state in the past year
4%U.S.: 6%
College students
5%share of all residents

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025); U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Work

Biggest lines of work
Finance, insurance and real estate (27%); professional and business services (14%)
Unemployment rate
6%U.S.: 5%
Average commute
43 minutesU.S.: 26 minutes
Below the poverty line
2%U.S.: 12%

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Health care

Nearest emergency room: St. Francis Hospital - the Heart Center, Roslyn, NY, in town. It's a general hospital. Medicare gives it 5 of 5 stars.

Look up doctors, clinics and the hospitals themselves on Medicare's Care Compare. Ask where the most serious cases are sent.

Sources: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information.

Schools

2 public schools in Munsey Park, run by Manhasset Union Free School District. The nearest public high school is Manhasset Secondary School, about 1 mile away.

See each school on the federal school search, then check test scores and graduation rates on New York's school report card.

Sources: National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal); National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024.

Internet

Homes with cable, fiber or DSL internet
91%U.S.: 76%
Homes with any internet subscription
99%U.S.: 91%

Before you buy, look up the address on the FCC's National Broadband Map to see which providers serve it.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates.

Weather

January average low
27°F
July average high
86°F
Days 90°F or hotter
16 a year
Nights at or below freezing
83 a year
Rain and melted snow
45.3 inches a year
Snow
18 inches a year
Elevation
163 feet

Weather station: Mineola (6 miles away). Averages for 1991 to 2020.

Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020; U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program.

Getting around

Straight-line miles. The road is always longer, and as the book says, an interstate at 70 is a different trip from a farm road at 45. Check the real drive: Hempstead, New York.

Nassau County is in a metro area of 1 million people or more (USDA rural-urban code 1, on a scale where 1 is the biggest metro areas and 9 the most rural counties).

For a day

National Park Service sites within about an hour:

  • Saint Paul's Church National Historic Site10 miles
  • Sagamore Hill National Historic Site11 miles
  • Gateway National Recreation Area13 miles
  • Hamilton Grange National Memorial14 miles
  • General Grant National Memorial15 miles

Read about Munsey Park's history on Wikipedia.

Know Munsey Park?

Tell us what a visitor shouldn't miss, and what living there is really like. Write to Main Street at mainstreet@smalltownguide.com. The best notes from people who know the town will be added here.

Nearby

Straight-line miles.

Small towns

Smaller places

  • Plandome Manor, NY823 people, 1 mile
  • Great Neck Gardens, NY (unincorporated)1,492 people, 2 miles
  • Russell Gardens, NY900 people, 3 miles
  • Greenvale, NY (unincorporated)1,113 people, 3 miles
  • Saddle Rock Estates, NY (unincorporated)485 people, 3 miles
  • Harbor Hills, NY (unincorporated)458 people, 4 miles
  • Bellerose Terrace, NY (unincorporated)2,006 people, 6 miles
  • Matinecock, NY854 people, 7 miles

Sources

  1. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates (Vintage 2025)
  2. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates
  3. Federal Housing Finance Agency, House Price Index for counties (all transactions)
  4. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
  5. FBI, Crime in the United States, Table 8 (offenses known to law enforcement by city)
  6. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospital General Information
  7. National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data, 2023-24 (via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal)
  8. National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS institution directory, 2024
  9. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020
  10. U.S. Geological Survey, 3D Elevation Program
  11. National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places listings
  12. National Park Service, park unit boundaries
  13. USDA Economic Research Service, Rural-Urban Continuum Codes, 2023
  14. U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Gazetteer files and 2020 urban areas

Census survey figures are estimates with a margin of error; we leave out any figure whose margin is too wide to be useful. Data last gathered October 5, 2026. See something wrong? Write to mainstreet@smalltownguide.com.