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Commack, NY vs East Meadow, NY

Compare the housing, tax, cost, income, safety, school, and climate facts that are available for both places. The table shows the numbers without declaring one city universally better.

A household earning $85,000 in Commack needs about $93,500 in East Meadow to keep the same lifestyle.
Coming from East Meadow, $85,000 of lifestyle costs about $76,500 in Commack.

A few differences

Commack vs East Meadow · facet by facet
FacetCommack, NYEast Meadow, NY
Median home price$678,200$631,800
2-bedroom rent$2,561/mo$2,829/mo
Property tax rate1.6%1.6%
State & local income tax4.07%4.07%
Sales tax8.5%8.5%
Cost of living index140142
Groceries index108108
Utilities$190/mo$190/mo
Median household income$169,792$133,971
Unemployment rate4.3%4.3%
Crime index40/10040/100
School rating6.5/106.5/10
Sunny days / year180 days180 days

Data: Census ACS 2024 · BLS · Tax Foundation 2024 brackets · HUD/Zillow · NOAA 1991–2020 · FEMA NRI · Values are shown as reported; no universal winner is implied.

Full profiles: Commack, NY · East Meadow, NY
Questions & answers
Is Commack cheaper than East Meadow?
Commack has the lower day-to-day cost index (140 vs 142 against a national 100). The other differences are shown facet by facet in the table.
What household income in East Meadow equals $85,000 in Commack?
A household earning $85,000 in Commack needs about $93,500 in East Meadow to keep the same lifestyle; coming the other way, $85,000 of East Meadow lifestyle costs about $76,500 in Commack.