Living in Monsey, NY
Suburb in New York
Monsey is a suburb in New York, home to about 28,000 people, with 4.5 million living within 31 mi. Day to day, you can walk or take transit almost everywhere. Life moves at a very fast pace, and homes are mostly apartments.
Is Monsey a good place to live? Pros and cons
👍 Pros
- Strong healthcare: 25 top-rated (4–5★) hospitals within 31 mi
- Easy flying: LGA is 25 mi away
- Mild summers: highs around 82°F
- Low natural disaster risk: 10 federally declared disasters since 2000
👎 Cons
- Few dog parks: 10 within 9 mi
- Cloudier than most places
- Pricey housing: a typical 3-bedroom home is about $976k, and rent is $2,750 a month
- Weaker public schools: test results below the US average
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Key facts
Living in Monsey: common questions
What is the cost of living in Monsey?
A typical 3-bedroom home is worth about $976k, and a 3-bedroom rents for about $2,750 a month including utilities. Overall living costs are above the US average (index 113, where the US is 100).
What are taxes like in Monsey?
New York collects about $3,080 in state income tax per resident, and homeowners here pay about 1.21% of their home's value in property tax each year.
Is Monsey safe?
Monsey isn't in the FBI's 2019 city crime table, so Best Life Fit Me counts its safety as average.
How are the schools in Monsey?
Public schools in Monsey test below the US average in math and reading (2018–19 state tests, put on one national scale with NAEP), with about 13 students per teacher.
What is the weather like in Monsey?
Monsey has cold winters: winter days average around 40°F and summer days around 82°F, with roughly 33″ of snow a year.
Does Monsey get natural disasters?
Natural disaster risk is low, mainly from flooding and cold waves: 10 federally declared disasters have hit the county since 2000, and FEMA expects about 0.3 deaths or injuries per 100,000 residents a year.
What is the nearest major airport to Monsey?
The nearest major airport is LGA, about 25 mi away.
How Monsey scores
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