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    Moving to Garden City, NY

    Is Garden City a good place to live?

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    Garden City ranks #7 of 67 New York cities with 25,000+ people on the Smart Movers livability score (69/100), which weighs home affordability, unemployment, education and population growth. Population fell 0.0% in the latest Census year.

    Median home value
    $1,063,300
    +8.4% vs prior year
    Median rent
    $3,478
    per month
    Household income
    $228,807
    median
    Unemployment
    3.7%
    lower is better

    Cost of living in Garden City

    The median home value in Garden City is $1,063,300 and median rent is $3,478 a month, against a median household income of $228,807. Homes cost about 4.6× a year of income (under 3× is considered affordable).

    Garden City crime rate

    City-level FBI figures vary by agency; across New York the 2025 rate was 368 violent and 1,567 property crimes per 100,000 people — #18 highest of 50 states. The full report breaks down local trends.

    Moving to Garden City, NY

    Garden City has about 22,866 residents, 3.7% unemployment and 37% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher.

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    Sources: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-year estimates (2023, compared with 2022); FBI Crime Data Explorer.

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