Greenlawn is a somewhat small 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.

Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 10.78% 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, 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.

In Greenlawn, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.49 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, Greenlawn 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.

Greenlawn is one of the most well-educated cities in the nation. 45.39% of adults in Greenlawn have at least a bachelor's degree. Compare that to the average community in America, which has just 21.84% with a bachelor's degree or higher.

The per capita income in Greenlawn in 2022 was $53,826, which is upper middle income relative to New York, and wealthy relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $215,304 for a family of four. However, Greenlawn contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

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 23.07% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Greenlawn include Italian, Irish, German, English, and Polish.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Greenlawn's cultural character, accounting for 18.41% of the town’s population.

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