Nassau County · New York · Northeast · 26k residents
Rockville Centre, NY: economy, jobs & business costs
The site-selection read on Rockville Centre: labor costs, talent, corporate tax, energy, and business activity, with the New York median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
Average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,534/wk. New York's corporate income tax rate is 7.25%. Commercial electricity averages 18.8¢/kWh.
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Avg. weekly wage
$1,534/wk
Corporate income tax
7.25%
Bachelor's degree or higher
63.9%
Commercial electricity
18.8¢/kWh
Economic momentum
How fast Rockville Centre's economy is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
39/100
Steady
Ranks Rockville Centre's residential building-permit and jobs growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. This is economic activity, not commercial lease rates or vacancy. Not investment or relocation advice.
| ACS median home value | $818,700 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $300 |
| Property tax rate | 1.6% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,845/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,269/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.07% |
| Sales tax | 8.5% |
| Corporate income tax | 7.25% |
| Avg. weekly wage | $1,534/wk |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 63.9% |
| Commercial electricity | 18.8¢/kWh |
| Businesses per 1k residents | 40.5/1k |
| Wage: Software developer | $166,830 |
| Wage: Registered nurse | $119,720 |
| Wage: General manager | $157,000 |
| Wage: Customer service | $49,590 |
| Wage: Warehouse worker | $38,600 |
| Wage: Heavy truck driver | $65,040 |
| Wage: Electrician | $79,020 |
| Wage: Retail salesperson | $38,280 |
| Cost of living index | 144 |
| Groceries index | 108 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $127/mo |
| Gas price | $3.50/gal |
| Healthcare index | 105 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,400/mo |
| Median household income | $151,938 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% |
| Population | 26k |
| Crime index | 40/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 97/100 |
| Avg. commute | 33 min |
| Sunny days / year | 180 days |
| July high | 82°F |
| January low | 26°F |
| Annual snowfall | 26 in |
| Home price YoY | +5.4% |
| Home price MoM | +0.7% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | -1.2% |
| Employment (jobs) YoY | +0.8% |
| Building permits YoY | -75.0% |
| Ocean coast | 5 mi |
| Big lake | 59 mi |
| Mountains | 94 mi |
| Major airport | 8 mi |
| Ski resort | 94 mi |
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- Is Rockville Centre a good place to run a business?
- New York's corporate income tax rate is 7.25%; average weekly wages in the surrounding labor market run $1,534/wk; commercial electricity averages 18.8¢/kWh. Weigh these against your own priorities in the business comparison tool.
- What is the cost of living in Rockville Centre, NY?
- Rockville Centre indexes at 144 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,269/mo and a acs median home value of $818,700.
- How much does a house cost in Rockville Centre?
- The acs median home value in Rockville Centre is $818,700 (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in Rockville Centre?
- A two-bedroom in Rockville Centre rents for about $2,269/mo.