Area data
Far rockaway, NY — ZIP 11697
Population: 4,429 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 420.6 (+5.3% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $850,000
- Median list price
- $850,000
- Median days on market
- 1 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 100.0%
- Active listings
- 2
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,681/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $2,185/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (High)
- 115.5 (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
- FEMA flood zone
- AE
- Flood risk level
- High
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)
- 50
- Days with Good air quality
- 188
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 4
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 8.7 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 23
- Nearest national park
- Gateway National Recreation Area (1 mi)
- Nearest airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 52
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Fair (4.0 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- -25,145 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,974
- Median annual property tax
- $3,436
- Households with broadband internet
- 85.9%
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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