Because of many things, Williston Park is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Williston Park a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families, as well as find family-oriented services and community. The village’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Williston Park has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Williston Park’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.
One downside of living in Williston Park, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.24 minutes every day commuting to work. It is, however, a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of its neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot. In addition, 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.
Despite being a small village, Williston Park 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.
If knowledge is power, Williston Park is a pretty powerful place. 50.29% of the adults in Williston Park have earned a 4-year college degree, masters degree, MD, law degree, or even PhD. Compare that to the national average of 21.84% for all cities and towns.
The per capita income in Williston Park in 2022 was $62,190, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $248,760 for a family of four.
Williston Park is an extremely ethnically-diverse village. The people who call Williston Park home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Williston Park residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Williston Park also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.01% of the village’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Williston Park include Irish, Italian, German, English, and Polish.
Williston Park also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 18.45%.
The most common language spoken in Williston Park is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Chinese.
