Because of many things, Williston Park 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, Williston Park really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Williston Park 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 Williston Park is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Williston Park, the average commute to work is 33.24 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average. On the other hand, local public transit is widely used in the village, so leaving the car at home and taking transit is often a viable alternative. In addition, it is also a pedestrian-friendly village. Many of Williston Park’s neighborhoods are dense enough and have amenities close enough together that people find it feasible to get around on foot.
Even though Williston Park is a smaller village, it has many people who hop on public transportation – mostly the train for their daily commute to work. Typically, these people are commuting to good jobs in the surrounding 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.
