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New York, NY vs Wantagh, NY

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- The average commute for residents of Wantagh is 7.9% shorter than it is for residents of New York.
- 6.7% fewer residents of Wantagh work from home compared to residents of New York.
 New York, NYWantagh, NYUnited States
 Commute Time  Unlock3327
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 Commute Mode
 New York, NYWantagh, NYUnited States
 Auto (alone)22.4%  Unlock73.2%
 Carpool  Unlock3.1%8.6%
 Mass Transit49.7%  Unlock4.2%
 Bicycle  Unlock0.4%0.5%
 Walk9.5%  Unlock2.5%
 Work at Home  Unlock9.9%9.7%
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 Commute Time To Work
 New York, NYWantagh, NYUnited States
 Commute Less Than 5 min.1.1%  Unlock2.9%
 Commute 6 to 9 min.  Unlock4.9%9.5%
 Commute 10 to 14 min.5.2%  Unlock13.2%
 Commute 15 to 19 min.  Unlock12.2%15.2%
 Commute 20 to 24 min.9.1%  Unlock14.3%
 Commute 25 to 29 min.  Unlock4.5%6.7%
 Commute 30 to 34 min.16.3%  Unlock13.7%
 Commute 35 to 39 min.  Unlock1.6%3.1%
 Commute 40 to 44 min.7.2%  Unlock4.0%
 Commute 45 to 59 min.  Unlock6.6%8.2%
 Commute 60 to 89 min.19.2%  Unlock6.2%
 Commute greater than 90 min.  Unlock7.5%2.9%
Reviews for New York    330 Reviews

I'm from the South and the perception I had was that New York was a filthy slum full of sketchy people and crime. I visited it, and it's actually on the other end of the  More

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New York City is crazy Great there are to many things to do and see in NYC for anyone to ever complain about the city other than most Of the population with stacked on  More

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Over 4 years ago

filthy. deplorable. weak character. the people of new york aren't classy, they're not even decent. rude, obnoxious, arrogant, and smug, and to make it all worse there's  More

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Reviews for Wantagh    8 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Desirable town. The beach is literally in your backyard and there are no bad surrounding towns, which make it very safe. My neighborhood is a good mix of young  More

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Over 13 years ago

Having lived in Wantagh all my life, I can tell you it is a great place to raise a family, as long as you can afford it. Home prices property taxes and make the price  More

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Wantagh, NY is on Long Island's south shore, lying in Nassau County, in fact a few miles from Jones Beach. Unfortunately it is expensive to live here with taxes reaching  More

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