Long Island Towns Make List Of Best Places For Young Families In NY

Several local towns recently made Nerdwallet's list of the "best places for families in New York."

Long Island dominated the top 10 with eight towns making the list.

The local towns to make the list include:

• Plainview (No.1)
• East Meadow (No. 2)
• Commack (No. 3)
• North Bellmore (No. 6)
• Levittown (No. 7)
• Smithtown (No. 8)
• Massapequa (No. 9)
• Valley Stream (No. 10)
• West Islip (No. 11)
• Merrick (No. 13)
• Holbrook (No. 14)
• Hauppauge (No. 15)
• Holtsville (No. 16)
• Garden City (No. 17)
• Baldwin (No. 18)
• Deer Park (No. 19)
• Hicksville (No. 20)
• Dix Hills (No. 21)
• Lindenhurst (No. 22)
• Franklin Square (No. 23)
• Oceanside (No. 24)
• Centereach (No. 27)
• Rockville Centre (No. 28)
• Coram (No. 29)
• Elmont (No. 30)
• Huntington Station (No. 32)
• West Babylon (No. 35)
• Selden (No. 36)
• Shirley (No. 38)
• Uniondale (No. 39)
• Medford (No. 40)
• Long Beach (No. 43)
• Brentwood (No. 47)
• Copiague (No. 50)

To view the full list, click here.

NerdWallet created the list by analyzing a total of 75 places in New York with populations above 20,000.

Their methodology focused on factors including: home affordability, education quality, growth and prosperity and family-friendliness.

Read the full methodology here.

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