Sandy Hook.
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3 tracts·12K people·$501K median·717/mi²
White 77 · Multiracial 8 · Hispanic 8 · Black 4 · Asian 3 · Other 0
Married couple 64 · Living alone 18 · Other 18
Management · business · science · arts 62 · Sales · office 16 · Service 10 · Construction · maintenance 8 · Production · transport 3
Drive alone 70 · Work from home 25 · Carpool 9 · Walk 0 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Sandy Hook is $501,200 (Census ACS) — 1.1× the US median of $458,812.
Sandy Hook has 9,863 residents across 2 census tracts and 1 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 43.1; the population is 76.7% White, 8.4% Multiracial, 7.9% Hispanic or Latino, 3.7% Black, 3.3% Asian and 0.0% Other; the average household has 2.8 people; 60.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 5.7% (Census ACS).
Sandy Hook Elementary School is the elementary school with reported scores (78%). Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,866/month, 18% above the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Sandy Hook is $160,814 a year, 87% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Sandy Hook, median rent is $1,866/month and the median home value is $501,200 (Census ACS).
Summer highs average 82°F; winter lows average 23°F; there are 88 comfortable days a year; annual rainfall is 52 inches (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Sandy Hook are landslide (95), inland flooding (92) and drought (89), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.27g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Sandy Hook, 0.4% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).