Greenlawn is a medium-sized 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.

A relatively large number of people in Greenlawn telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 10.78% 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.

Because of many things, Greenlawn is a great place for families with children to consider. First of all, many other families with children live here, making Greenlawn 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 town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic values. With regard to real estate, Greenlawn has a high rate of owner-occupied single family homes, which tends to reflect stability in the local community. Finally, Greenlawn’s overall crime rate is lower than average for the country.

One downside of living in Greenlawn is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Greenlawn, the average commute to work is 31.49 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the town, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative.

In Greenlawn, a lot of people use the train to get to work every day though Greenlawn is a relatively small town. Those that ride the train are primarily traveling out of town to good jobs in other cities.

The citizens of Greenlawn are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.39% of adults in Greenlawn have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

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.

In addition, Greenlawn has a lot of people living here who were born outside of the US (18.41%).

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