Cost of living in Franklin Square, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,102 a month.
Franklin Square is a Census community, not a separate city government in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $143,263 a year.
- People
- 30,897
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,102
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $143,263
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $657,000
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,689
- Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
Franklin Square, New York has about 30,897 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $657,000.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Nassau County is $2,689 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Franklin Square. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, prices sit at 112.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Franklin Square's exact store tax.
Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Franklin Square bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Franklin Square's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 221 have higher typical rent than Franklin Square.
Nearby places
- Garden City South
Typical rent $2,638
Compare with Franklin Square - Stewart Manor
Typical rent $1,921
Compare with Franklin Square - West Hempstead
Typical rent $2,967
Compare with Franklin Square - Elmont
Typical rent $2,209
Compare with Franklin Square - South Floral Park
Typical rent $1,938
Compare with Franklin Square - Malverne
Typical rent $1,898
Compare with Franklin Square - North Valley Stream
Typical rent $3,059
Compare with Franklin Square - Floral Park
Typical rent $2,243
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New York
Bigger places in New York
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.