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Williston Park, NY
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Living in Williston Park



Williston Park is a somewhat small village located in the state of New York. With a population of 7,484 people and two associated neighborhoods, Williston Park is the 225th largest community in New York. Williston Park has an unusually large stock of pre-World War II architecture, making it one of the older and more historic villages.

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

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

Because of many things, Williston Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Williston Park 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 village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Williston Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Williston Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Williston Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Williston Park, the average commute to work is 33.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of Williston Park’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.

In Williston Park, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Williston Park is a relatively small village. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

Do you like to read, write and learn? If you move to Williston Park, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Williston Park is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 50.29% of its adults having a college degree or even advanced degree, compared to a national average across all communities of 21.84%.

The per capita income in Williston Park in 2018 was $62,190, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,760 for a family of four.

Williston Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Williston Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williston Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Williston Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.01% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Williston Park include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.

Williston Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.45%.

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


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