Lake Grove, NY Housing Market & City Data

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11,056
Population Estimate
$417,090
Median Home Value
96.4%
Employment Rate
38.1%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$389
Median Listing Price$783,995
Median Days on Market50
Active Listings29
New Listings16
Total Listings (Active + Pending)51
Avg Listing Price$790,771
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY0%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.37
Family Dual Income63.1
Median Household Income$114,676
Median Individual Income$48,031
Home Ownership85.2%
Home Value$417,090
Median Rent$1,885
Rent Burden36.1%
Poverty4.1%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED5.3%
  • Highschool Education26.7%
  • Some College29.9%
  • Bachelors Degree22.5%
  • Graduate Degree15.6%
  • Total College or Above38.1%
  • Stem Degree47.3%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male50.7%
  • Female49.3%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married55.3%
  • Divorced9.2%
  • Never Married29.0%
  • Widowed6.6%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityLake Grove
State IDNY
Population11,056

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1823.1%
19–2913.9%
30–3911.4%
40–4914.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.4%
60–699.9%
70–796.1%
80+5.7%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation65.8%
Unemployment Rate3.6%
Disabled9.3%

ETHNICITY

White88.4%
Black1.5%
Asian6.1%
Native American0.0%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other2.6%
Multiple1.5%

OTHER

Hispanic9.0%
Limited English2.0%
Health Uninsured3.6%
Veteran6.5%

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Neighborhoods in Lake Grove, NY

Get to know neighborhoods in Lake Grove, ordered by the number of properties in the provider sample.

  • Rustic Acres Farm

    Rustic Acres ↗

    Median asking price
    $299,000
    / sq ft
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    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    3
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    Nearby schools · estimated

    Ratings not available

Data as of . Listing snapshots from Redfin; nearby-school rating estimates.

About these neighborhood estimates

Prices and counts describe active listings returned by the provider, excluding coming-soon and nearby search results. They are asking prices, not sold prices, and may not include every home for sale.

Nearby-school grades are FastExpert estimates from the average available ratings of unique public schools returned for sampled neighborhood properties. A: 8–10; B: 6–under 8; C: 4–under 6; D: 2–under 4; F: 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Nearby schools may not be assigned to a specific address.

Photos show identified local landmarks. Five neighborhoods are shown, ordered by property count. Median asking price breaks a tie.