Cold Spring Harbor is a very small coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of New York. With a population of 3,064 people and just one neighborhood, Cold Spring Harbor is the 469th largest community in New York.
Cold Spring Harbor home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Cold Spring Harbor real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Cold Spring Harbor is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 96.31% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Cold Spring Harbor is a town of professionals, managers, and sales and office workers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cold Spring Harbor who work in management occupations (23.11%), teaching (16.50%), and sales jobs (12.10%).
Also of interest is that Cold Spring Harbor has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 7.36% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Because of many things, Cold Spring Harbor is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Cold Spring Harbor a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Cold Spring Harbor has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Cold Spring Harbor’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.
Cold Spring Harbor is also nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Such areas are often places that visitors and locals go for waterfront activities or taking in the scenery.
In Cold Spring Harbor, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 37.56 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Despite being a small town, Cold Spring Harbor has a lot of people using the train to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the train are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Cold Spring Harbor. 84.20% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.
The per capita income in Cold Spring Harbor in 2018 was $88,536, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $354,144 for a family of four.
Cold Spring Harbor is a very ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Cold Spring Harbor home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cold Spring Harbor residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Cold Spring Harbor also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 12.88% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Cold Spring Harbor include Italian, Irish, German, European, and English.
The most common language spoken in Cold Spring Harbor is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.
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Raw data sources: American Community Survey, U.S. Bureau of the Census, U.S. Department of Education, 50 state departments of education, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Federal Bureau of Investigation, 18,000+ local law enforcement agencies, Federal Housing Finance Agency, U.S. Geological Service, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
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School Details | Grades | Quality Rating Compared to NY* | Quality Rating Compared to Nation* |
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Cold Spring Harbor High School
82 Turkey Ln Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 |
07-12 | ||
Lloyd Harbor School
7 School Ln Huntington, NY 11743 |
02-06 | ||
West Side School
1597 Laurel Hollow Rd Syosset, NY 11791 |
02-06 | ||
Goosehill Primary Center School
75 Goose Hill Rd Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 |
KG-01 | ||
J Taylor Finley Middle School
20 Greenlawn Rd Huntington, NY 11743 |
07-08 | ||
Huntington High School
188 Oakwood Rd Huntington, NY 11743 |
09-12 | ||
Jefferson School
253 Oakwood Rd Huntington, NY 11743 |
KG-03 | ||
Southdown School
125 Browns Rd Huntington, NY 11743 |
KG-03 | ||
Woodhull Intermediate School
140 Woodhull Rd Huntington, NY 11743 |
04-06 | ||
* 10 is highest |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 58.0% | 53.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 53.4% | 50.5% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 4.6% | 3.0% |
Ethnic/racial Groups | This District | This State |
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White (non-hispanic) | ||
Black | ||
Hispanic | ||
Asian Or Pacific Islander | ||
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska |
Economic Groups | This District | This State |
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ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED | 1.8% | 53.5% |
FREE LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 1.8% | 50.5% |
REDUCED LUNCH ELIGIBLE | 0.0% | 3.0% |
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