Area data
Jamaica, NY — ZIP 11430
Population: 588 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 420.6 (+5.3% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Above Average)
- 107.9 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 26.4¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $17.60/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- coastalFlooding, coldWave, heatWave, inlandFlooding, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 55.0°F
- Average high
- 62.0°F
- Average low
- 48.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 45.1 in
- Annual snowfall
- 26.3 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 45
- Days with Good air quality
- 224
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 20
- Nearest national park
- Gateway National Recreation Area (9 mi)
- Nearest airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (2 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (2 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 131
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.7 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 754
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Mean commute to work
- 79 min
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 617,681
- Average weekly wage
- $1,178
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 56
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