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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.

A relatively large number of people in Roslyn Heights telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 17.80% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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". 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, 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 36.45 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.

In Roslyn Heights, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Roslyn Heights is a relatively small town. 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 Roslyn Heights, you'll likely find that many of your neighbors like to as well. Roslyn Heights is one of the more educated communities in America, with a full 65.13% 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 Roslyn Heights in 2022 was $78,701, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $314,804 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. Roslyn Heights also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 10.43% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Roslyn Heights include Italian, Irish, Iranian, Russian, and Greek.

Foreign born people are also an important part of Roslyn Heights's cultural character, accounting for 28.44% of the town’s population.

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


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