Plainview, NY Housing Market & City Data

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26,453
Population Estimate
$593,131
Median Home Value
97.0%
Employment Rate
64.6%
Bachelor's Degree+

Housing & Demographic Overview

Key insights about the community

Data as of October 2026

HOUSING DATA (October 2026)

Median Price per SqFt$576
Median Listing Price$1,100,000
Median Days on Market51
Active Listings35
New Listings24
Total Listings (Active + Pending)74
Avg Listing Price$1,239,569
Avg Listing Price Change MoM-4%
Avg Listing Price Change YoY7%

HOUSEHOLD OVERVIEW

Family Size3.3
Family Dual Income65.2
Median Household Income$146,853
Median Individual Income$58,120
Home Ownership90.2%
Home Value$593,131
Median Rent$1,566
Rent Burden50.9%
Poverty3.2%

EDUCATION, GENDER & MARITAL STATUS

EDUCATION

  • No Highschool Degree or GED3.3%
  • Highschool Education16.2%
  • Some College15.9%
  • Bachelors Degree33.3%
  • Graduate Degree31.3%
  • Total College or Above64.6%
  • Stem Degree40.4%

GENDER BREAKDOWN

  • Male49.1%
  • Female50.9%

MARITAL STATUS

  • Married63.3%
  • Divorced5.5%
  • Never Married23.3%
  • Widowed7.8%

CITY DATA & AGE BREAKDOWN

CITY DATA

CityPlainview
State IDNY
Population26,453

AGE BREAKDOWN

Age Group% of Population
Under 1824.4%
19–299.0%
30–3911.2%
40–4913.5%
Age Group% of Population
50–5915.3%
60–6912.0%
70–796.5%
80+8.0%

WORKFORCE, ETHNICITY & OTHER

WORKFORCE

Labor Force Participation64.6%
Unemployment Rate3.0%
Disabled9.7%

ETHNICITY

White81.2%
Black0.5%
Asian16.1%
Native American0.1%
Pacific Islander0.0%
Other1.0%
Multiple1.2%

OTHER

Hispanic4.4%
Limited English3.8%
Health Uninsured1.6%
Veteran3.4%

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  3. What should home buyers know about the Plainview, NY housing market?

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  8. What are the best neighborhoods in Plainview, NY for first-time home buyers?

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Neighborhoods in Plainview, NY

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

  • Woodbury

    Woodbury Hills ↗

    Median asking price
    $659,999
    / sq ft
    —
    Active listings
    Not available
    properties in discovery sample
    112
    A

    Nearby schools · estimated

    8.7/10 · 3 schools

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.