Greenlawn is a medium-sized town located in the state of New York. With a population of 13,661 people and four associated neighborhoods, Greenlawn is the 142nd largest community in New York.

Greenlawn home prices are not only among the most expensive in New York, but Greenlawn real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.

Also of interest is that Greenlawn has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Of important note, Greenlawn is also a town of artists. Greenlawn has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Greenlawn’s character.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 15.84% 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.

In addition, Greenlawn is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.

Because of many things, Greenlawn is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Greenlawn really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Greenlawn perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.

One downside of living in Greenlawn is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Greenlawn, the average commute to work is 33.31 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

Even though Greenlawn is a smaller town, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding cities.

The citizens of Greenlawn are among the most well-educated in the nation: 48.03% of adults in Greenlawn have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Greenlawn in 2022 was $63,600, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $254,400 for a family of four.

Greenlawn is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Greenlawn home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Greenlawn residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Greenlawn also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 23.45% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greenlawn include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Jamaican.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Greenlawn's cultural character, accounting for 16.57% of the town’s population.

The most common language spoken in Greenlawn is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and French.