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Old 08-07-2013, 01:42 PM
 
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looks like it's an actual statistical source given that it provides other numbers and national median as well.

BTW, Manhasset is also 112k. Hmm, how is that possible? Even their lesser homes are at least $850k.

To compare, Brookville is at 222k which is more plausible.
Manhasset has a low income housing project which lowers per capita income.
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Old 08-07-2013, 01:43 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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It's not the greatest area. That's all.
A second ago you insinuated it was because of $. Low crime, among top schools on LI... we tolerate paying stupid high taxes here because we want to be here.

So based on what exactly?
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Old 08-07-2013, 01:45 PM
 
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it's linked at the bottom of the neighborhood tab: Sources of Data (by category)

I checked American FactFinder - Search too and the number for Manhasset was accurate at 112k but it said Plainview was 122k. Strange stuff.
Yeah I saw that, but once I clicked the link it gave me absolutely no information (from what I could tell). Glad you found some, though.
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Old 08-07-2013, 01:58 PM
 
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A second ago you insinuated it was because of $. Low crime, among top schools on LI... we tolerate paying stupid high taxes here because we want to be here.

So based on what exactly?
Aside from Garden City, central nassau is OK. A bit more RiffRaff in those areas.
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:00 PM
 
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So, I agree, this is why you would stay clear of Plainview if possible. Just stay away.
There is absolutely nothing to do in plainview. Cue the "that's why it's call PLAINview joke." It is ugly when driving around. There are too many shopping centers. And the people are usually well regarded. But, it does have a good school district and there a lot of nice young families there. I don't particularly love it, but it wouldn't be the worst place to live.
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:07 PM
 
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I have always been wary of using average or median income as an indication of how well-to-do a town is and think that a more reliable indication would be to somehow get the information on the ranges, for example 10% of the town's population makes 150 to 200, 15 % makes 100 to 150, this way, it's reported more granularly.
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:12 PM
 
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Aside from Garden City, central nassau is OK. A bit more RiffRaff in those areas.
So you are saying GC is nicest in Nassau? What about Suffolk, is every town there generally prettier?
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:14 PM
 
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So you are saying GC is nicest in Nassau? What about Suffolk, is every town there generally prettier?
My wife and I would love to live in Garden City. That is our goal for our future home. Love the Main Street and also the community values. I don't like Hempstead though.
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:25 PM
 
Location: Massapequa Park
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I have always been wary of using average or median income as an indication of how well-to-do a town is and think that a more reliable indication would be to somehow get the information on the ranges, for example 10% of the town's population makes 150 to 200, 15 % makes 100 to 150, this way, it's reported more granularly.
You can find exactly what you're looking for on factfinder2. But generally, MHI (median household income) is the standard data used to compare.
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Old 08-07-2013, 02:37 PM
 
Location: Long Island
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It is ugly when driving around.
There are tree-lined streets. We noticed that was the biggest difference compared to a place like Hicksville where we lived for 8 years. I don't know what's ugly about here - it's just a lot of homes everywhere with some shopping centers thrown in. Hicksville was a lot more industrial too - a whole different aura about it. And compared to Syosset, we don't have the big commercialized areas. Talk about too many shopping centers...

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Aside from Garden City, central nassau is OK. A bit more RiffRaff in those areas.
Riff-raff in Jericho too huh? Keep going - I'm learning a lot.
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