Counties / New York / Nassau County

Nassau County, NY

FIPS 36059 · population 1,389,591 · part of New York, NY

$860k
Zillow home value · 2026-06
The numbers

What this county costs and earns

Everything here joins on the county FIPS code, so each figure comes from the agency that publishes it with no name matching in between.

Zillow home value
$860k
▲ 4.8% year over year
Zillow ZHVI · direct
Median asking rent
$3,564
▲ 4.5% year over year
Zillow ZORI · direct
Gross yield
5.0%
annual rent ÷ price, before costs
derived: rent × 12 ÷ price ✓
HUD 2-bed standard
$2,747
market rent is 1.30x the standard
HUD Fair Market Rent · direct
Independent price check

Do two methods point the same way?

Zillow estimates a current home value. FHFA tracks repeat mortgage transactions. Their growth rates should be read side by side, not averaged.

Both annual signals move in the same direction
FHFA five-year cumulative+44.5%not annualized · through 2025
0%ZILLOW ZHVI2026-06+4.8%FHFA HPI2025+7.0%
Annual changes use different methods and may use different periods. The comparison checks direction and magnitude; it does not create a blended estimate. Zillow county ZHVI pulled 2026-07-26; FHFA annual county HPI pulled 2026-07-28.
Owner-reported value$685k
Surveyed gross rent$2,252
Rent burden 30%+55.0%
Median year built1955
Housing composition

Who occupies the stock—and what it is

ACS 2024 5-year
4.4%vacant
479,044estimated housing units
Occupied tenure18.1% renter
owner 82.0%renter 18.1%
Structure mix79.3% single-family
Single-family 79.3%20+ units 9.0%Mobile home 0.2%Other 11.4%
ACS estimates describe the standing housing stock and occupied tenure. They do not measure current listings, transaction prices or asking rents.

Survey source: Census ACS 5-year — county housing value, tenure and stock · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30. These values describe different housing universes and are not combined into gross yield.

Annual average covered jobs636,327▲ 0.8% from the prior annual release
Covered establishments56,326annual average reporting locations
Average weekly wage$1,534▲ 3.0% from the prior annual release
Largest private supersectorEducation and health services30.4% of disclosed private covered jobs
Local labor base

Jobs, pay and private-sector concentration

2025
0%COVERED JOBS+0.8%WEEKLY WAGE+3.0%Education and health services30.4%
Annual QCEW counts cover jobs located at reporting establishments. The industry share uses disclosed private covered employment; it is not a resident-employment measure or a forecast.

Workplace source: BLS QCEW — county employment and wages · annual county employment and wages 2025 vs 2024 · pulled 2026-07-31. QCEW counts covered jobs located in the county, not employed residents or the metro score’s CES/LAUS series.

County brief

What the local evidence says

01Decision frame

Nassau County presents a high-entry-price, modest-yield tension: the Zillow county observation labeled 2026-06 places median home value at $859,544, while median asking rent is $3,564 per month and stated gross yield is 4.98% before costs. Investors able to verify unit-level rents, taxes, insurance and operating costs should investigate; those relying on appreciation to offset carrying costs should be cautious. This is a county screen, not a property valuation.

02Housing economics

Market asking rent, rather than HUD Fair Market Rent, underlies the stated gross yield; HUD FMR is a two-bedroom payment standard, not an asking-rent proxy. The 1.46% effective property-tax rate means gross yield is not net return and requires parcel-level tax and operating-cost review. FHFA’s repeat-transaction HPI rose 6.97% in 2025, confirming Zillow’s upward direction but not supplying a home value. Its vintage and method differ from Zillow’s, so the rates must not be averaged.

03Demand & competition

Realtor.com’s 2026-06 MLS evidence shows 2,655 active listings, up 4.04%, while 10.01% had price reductions and the pending-to-active ratio was 67.29%. These are visible listing supply, seller concessions and asking-market activity—not closed prices or stand-alone proof of buyer demand. Tax-return migration was a net outflow of 6,384 households, although incoming movers’ average AGI exceeded outgoing movers’ by $796. Investor mortgages were 8.83% of 8,942 purchases; participation is measurable but not dominant. Annual QCEW workplace data show covered job and wage growth, with Education and health services the largest disclosed private supersector; this is not resident employment.

04Risk & next checks

Modeled annual building-value loss is 0.09%, and inland flood is the dominant hazard; flood zone, elevation, claims history and insurance terms require property-specific review. Missing published evidence includes unit condition, vacancy, lease terms, operating expenses, financing and local rent comparables. Without it, net yield, cash flow and submarket absorption cannot be underwritten from this record; county listing, migration and workplace data do not resolve them.

Cities & communities

Where people live within Nassau County

Census-recognized incorporated places and CDPs that intersect this county. The list does not pretend to include every neighborhood or informal community.

Population scale

Largest Census places

ACS 2024 5-year
Hempstead village58.8KLevittown CDP51.9KFreeport village44.1KHicksville CDP43.8KValley Stream village40.3KEast Meadow CDP36.8KElmont CDP36.5KBaldwin CDP35K
Bars use total place population, not a county-share estimate. An asterisk marks a place that crosses a county line.
Official directory

133 Census places

Population
  1. 01
    Hempstead villageIncorporated place
    58,801
  2. 02
    Levittown CDPCensus-designated place
    51,904
  3. 03
    Freeport villageIncorporated place
    44,088
  4. 04
    Hicksville CDPCensus-designated place
    43,780
  5. 05
    Valley Stream villageIncorporated place
    40,315
  6. 06
    East Meadow CDPCensus-designated place
    36,821
  7. 07
    Elmont CDPCensus-designated place
    36,518
  8. 08
    Baldwin CDPCensus-designated place
    34,994
  9. 09
    Long Beach cityIncorporated place
    34,756
  10. 10
    Uniondale CDPCensus-designated place
    33,148
  11. 11
    Oceanside CDPCensus-designated place
    31,639
  12. 12
    Franklin Square CDPCensus-designated place
    30,897
Show 121 more places
  1. 13
    Glen Cove cityIncorporated place
    28,112
  2. 14
    Plainview CDPCensus-designated place
    25,982
  3. 15
    Rockville Centre villageIncorporated place
    25,765
  4. 16
    Garden City villageIncorporated place
    22,941
  5. 17
    Merrick CDPCensus-designated place
    21,744
  6. 18
    Massapequa CDPCensus-designated place
    21,389
  7. 19
    Mineola villageIncorporated place
    21,211
  8. 20
    North Bellmore CDPCensus-designated place
    20,689
  9. 21
    West Hempstead CDPCensus-designated place
    20,648
  10. 22
    East Massapequa CDPCensus-designated place
    20,377
  11. 23
    Lynbrook villageIncorporated place
    20,325
  12. 24
    Roosevelt CDPCensus-designated place
    18,885
  13. 25
    Syosset CDPCensus-designated place
    18,433
  14. 26
    Wantagh CDPCensus-designated place
    18,365
  15. 27
    Woodmere CDPCensus-designated place
    18,061
  16. 28
    Port Washington CDPCensus-designated place
    18,004
  17. 29
    North Massapequa CDPCensus-designated place
    17,877
  18. 30
    North Valley Stream CDPCensus-designated place
    17,825
  19. 31
    Bethpage CDPCensus-designated place
    17,123
  20. 32
    Massapequa Park villageIncorporated place
    16,963
  21. 33
    Floral Park villageIncorporated place
    16,169
  22. 34
    Bellmore CDPCensus-designated place
    15,954
  23. 35
    Westbury villageIncorporated place
    15,808
  24. 36
    Seaford CDPCensus-designated place
    15,549
  25. 37
    South Farmingdale CDPCensus-designated place
    14,676
  26. 38
    New Cassel CDPCensus-designated place
    14,551
  27. 39
    North New Hyde Park CDPCensus-designated place
    14,159
  28. 40
    Jericho CDPCensus-designated place
    13,759
  29. 41
    Salisbury CDPCensus-designated place
    12,412
  30. 42
    North Merrick CDPCensus-designated place
    12,366
  31. 43
    Inwood CDPCensus-designated place
    12,235
  32. 44
    North Wantagh CDPCensus-designated place
    11,940
  33. 45
    Great Neck villageIncorporated place
    11,087
  34. 46
    New Hyde Park villageIncorporated place
    10,220
  35. 47
    East Rockaway villageIncorporated place
    10,077
  36. 48
    Woodbury CDPCensus-designated place
    9,348
  37. 49
    Plainedge CDPCensus-designated place
    8,624
  38. 50
    Malverne villageIncorporated place
    8,477
  39. 51
    Farmingdale villageIncorporated place
    8,474
  40. 52
    Garden City Park CDPCensus-designated place
    7,914
  41. 53
    Manhasset CDPCensus-designated place
    7,716
  42. 54
    Great Neck Plaza villageIncorporated place
    7,593
  43. 55
    Hewlett CDPCensus-designated place
    7,570
  44. 56
    Williston Park villageIncorporated place
    7,542
  45. 57
    Cedarhurst villageIncorporated place
    7,320
  46. 58
    Oyster Bay CDPCensus-designated place
    7,308
  47. 59
    East Hills villageIncorporated place
    7,257
  48. 60
    Roslyn Heights CDPCensus-designated place
    6,975
  49. 61
    Manorhaven villageIncorporated place
    6,958
  50. 62
    Lawrence villageIncorporated place
    6,778
  51. 63
    Bayville villageIncorporated place
    6,744
  52. 64
    Old Bethpage CDPCensus-designated place
    6,546
  53. 65
    South Valley Stream CDPCensus-designated place
    6,512
  54. 66
    Lakeview CDPCensus-designated place
    5,825
  55. 67
    Kings Point villageIncorporated place
    5,634
  56. 68
    North Hills villageIncorporated place
    5,415
  57. 69
    Carle Place CDPCensus-designated place
    5,188
  58. 70
    Sea Cliff villageIncorporated place
    5,033
  59. 71
    Island Park villageIncorporated place
    4,976
  60. 72
    Albertson CDPCensus-designated place
    4,891
  61. 73
    Flower Hill villageIncorporated place
    4,803
  62. 74
    Searingtown CDPCensus-designated place
    4,720
  63. 75
    Glen Head CDPCensus-designated place
    4,653
  64. 76
    Old Westbury villageIncorporated place
    4,241
  65. 77
    Locust Valley CDPCensus-designated place
    4,153
  66. 78
    University Gardens CDPCensus-designated place
    4,110
  67. 79
    Garden City South CDPCensus-designated place
    4,075
  68. 80
    Herricks CDPCensus-designated place
    3,907
  69. 81
    Glenwood Landing CDPCensus-designated place
    3,896
  70. 82
    Manhasset Hills CDPCensus-designated place
    3,692
  71. 83
    Muttontown villageIncorporated place
    3,505
  72. 84
    Port Washington North villageIncorporated place
    3,149
  73. 85
    South Hempstead CDPCensus-designated place
    3,108
  74. 86
    Great Neck Estates villageIncorporated place
    3,023
  75. 87
    Roslyn villageIncorporated place
    2,978
  76. 88
    Brookville villageIncorporated place
    2,941
  77. 89
    Lake Success villageIncorporated place
    2,829
  78. 90
    Munsey Park villageIncorporated place
    2,778
  79. 91
    Thomaston villageIncorporated place
    2,744
  80. 92
    Sands Point villageIncorporated place
    2,722
  81. 93
    East Norwich CDPCensus-designated place
    2,697
  82. 94
    East Williston villageIncorporated place
    2,611
  83. 95
    Lido Beach CDPCensus-designated place
    2,495
  84. 96
    Barnum Island CDPCensus-designated place
    2,302
  85. 97
    Old Brookville villageIncorporated place
    2,107
  86. 98
    Oyster Bay Cove villageIncorporated place
    2,075
  87. 99
    Bellerose Terrace CDPCensus-designated place
    2,006
  88. 100
    Upper Brookville villageIncorporated place
    2,004
  89. 101
    Lattingtown villageIncorporated place
    1,962
  90. 102
    Laurel Hollow villageIncorporated place
    1,927
  91. 103
    East Atlantic Beach CDPCensus-designated place
    1,825
  92. 104
    Stewart Manor villageIncorporated place
    1,797
  93. 105
    South Floral Park villageIncorporated place
    1,706
  94. 106
    Plandome villageIncorporated place
    1,518
  95. 107
    Bay Park CDPCensus-designated place
    1,510
  96. 108
    Great Neck Gardens CDPCensus-designated place
    1,492
  97. 109
    Atlantic Beach villageIncorporated place
    1,422
  98. 110
    Roslyn Estates villageIncorporated place
    1,405
  99. 111
    Hewlett Harbor villageIncorporated place
    1,207
  100. 112
    Saddle Rock villageIncorporated place
    1,190
  101. 113
    Kensington villageIncorporated place
    1,189
  102. 114
    Harbor Isle CDPCensus-designated place
    1,176
  103. 115
    Bellerose villageIncorporated place
    1,136
  104. 116
    Mill Neck villageIncorporated place
    1,136
  105. 117
    Greenvale CDPCensus-designated place
    1,113
  106. 118
    Russell Gardens villageIncorporated place
    1,078
  107. 119
    Baxter Estates villageIncorporated place
    1,058
  108. 120
    Plandome Heights villageIncorporated place
    1,036
  109. 121
    Roslyn Harbor villageIncorporated place
    1,036
  110. 122
    Point Lookout CDPCensus-designated place
    945
  111. 123
    North Lynbrook CDPCensus-designated place
    922
  112. 124
    Matinecock villageIncorporated place
    867
  113. 125
    Woodsburgh villageIncorporated place
    830
  114. 126
    Plandome Manor villageIncorporated place
    718
  115. 127
    Malverne Park Oaks CDPCensus-designated place
    635
  116. 128
    Hewlett Neck villageIncorporated place
    519
  117. 129
    Saddle Rock Estates CDPCensus-designated place
    485
  118. 130
    Harbor Hills CDPCensus-designated place
    458
  119. 131
    Hewlett Bay Park villageIncorporated place
    428
  120. 132
    Centre Island villageIncorporated place
    264
  121. 133
    Cove Neck villageIncorporated place
    231

Population is the total place-wide ACS estimate, not an allocated county share. A place crossing a county line is labelled explicitly. Source: Census ACS 5-year — cities and communities · ACS 2024 5-year · pulled 2026-07-30.

Risk, demand and competition

The three things a price does not tell you

01
Risk & carrying costFEMA NRI + Census ACS
Dominant hazardinland flooding

0.094% of building value expected lost per year

Effective property tax1.46%

$10,001 median annual bill

02
DemandIRS SOI household flows
Net migration-6,384

26,522 in · 32,906 out

Arriving vs leaving income+$796

$111,013 arriving · $110,217 leaving

03
CompetitionHMDA financed purchases
Purchases by investors8.8%

790 of 8,942 mortgages

investorother financed
Current listing pressure

What sellers and visible supply are doing

Realtor.com® Economic Research · county inventory 2026-06 · pulled 2026-07-28
Active listings2,655▲ 4.0% year over year
Median days on market43▲ 4.9% year over year
Listings price-reduced10.0%seller-concession signal
Median listing pricen/a▲ 6.7% year over year

Listing price is an asking price, not a closed sale. Quality-flagged county rows are withheld instead of displayed.

Same metro

The other counties in New York, NY

A metro is an average of these. Which side of a county line a property sits on can change the tax bill, the hazard profile and the tenant pool.

CountyPopulationPriceRentYieldHazard
Nassau County1,389,591$860k$3,5645.0%inland flooding
Kings County2,631,580$957k$3,8084.8%inland flooding
Queens County2,323,052$744k$3,2565.3%inland flooding
New York County1,629,477$1217k$4,8334.8%inland flooding
Suffolk County1,530,146$727k$3,3495.5%inland flooding
Bronx County1,404,779$500k$2,8476.8%inland flooding
Westchester County999,677$879k$3,1844.3%inland flooding
Bergen County962,316$791k$2,9164.4%inland flooding
Middlesex County871,290$592k$2,5665.2%inland flooding
Bear case

What can break the county thesis

  1. Parcel-level rent, vacancy, expenses, insurance and financing could make the pre-cost gross yield inadequate after costs.
  2. Inland-flood exposure, prior claims and insurance availability can vary materially by property despite the county-level modeled loss measure.
  3. Countywide MLS, migration and workplace measures may not represent demand or resale liquidity for the target neighborhood and unit type.
Underwriting questions

Before pricing a property

What rent measure supports the gross-yield figure?

The published county median monthly asking rent supports it; HUD Fair Market Rent is a payment standard, not a market-rent estimate.

Do the Realtor.com figures prove buyer demand?

No. They are MLS listing-market evidence on supply, concessions and pending activity, not closed-sale evidence or stand-alone proof of demand.

What employment measure is available?

Annual QCEW covered jobs located at county workplaces, together with covered-worker wages and industry composition; it is not resident employment or unemployment.