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Roslyn Heights, NY
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Roslyn Heights profile


Living in Roslyn Heights



Roslyn Heights is a somewhat small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 6,747 people and two associated neighborhoods, Roslyn Heights is the 258th largest community in New York.

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

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

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 14.53% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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, Roslyn Heights is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates", which are people who are not only wealthy and employed in professional occupations, but highly educated to boot. Urban sophisticates have urbane tastes - whether they reside in a big or small city, a suburb, or a little town. Urban sophisticates support bookstores, quality clothing stores, enjoy luxury travel, and in big cities, they are truly the patrons of the arts, attending and supporting institutions such as opera, symphony, ballet, and theatre.

Because of many things, Roslyn Heights 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, Roslyn Heights really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Roslyn Heights 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 Roslyn Heights, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 35.17 minutes every day commuting to work. However, local public transit is widely used. For those who would prefer to avoid driving entirely and leave their car at home, it may be an option to use the transit instead.

Despite being a small town, Roslyn Heights 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.

If knowledge is power, Roslyn Heights is a pretty powerful place. 66.85% of the adults in Roslyn Heights have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.

The per capita income in Roslyn Heights in 2018 was $78,697, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $314,788 for a family of four.

Roslyn Heights is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Roslyn Heights home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Roslyn Heights residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Roslyn Heights include Italian, Irish, Iranian, Russian, and Greek.

In addition, Roslyn Heights has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (27.22%).

The most common language spoken in Roslyn Heights is English. Other important languages spoken here include Chinese and Spanish.


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