10 Wealthiest Neighborhoods in New York

2) Sands Point, New York

Sands Point is a New York neighborhood located on Cow Neck Peninsula in Long Island where residents hold a median income of $95,647 per year. Located in the village of North Hempstead in Nassau County, the neighborhood hosts a total population of over 2,675 people according to the 2010 census. Sands Point is very characteristic of its name with grainy beaches and port dynamics. The neighborhood is most recognized for its significance in the classic American literature creation by F. Scott Fitzgerald known as The Great Gatsby. In the book, Sands Point— otherwise known as “East Egg”— was an area of immense wealth and higher class citizens whose fictional mansions signified rich lifestyles and endless parties. Realistically, Sands Point is indeed a wealthy neighborhood with less than a half percent of the area’s population sitting at or below the poverty line.