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How New York counties rank on health

Nassau County is the second healthiest county in the state, and Suffolk is ranked 16th, according to annual county health rankings.

Data Projected school district tax levies
Long Island school districts are planning to ask for more than $8.9 billion in tax levies this spring for their 2019-20 budgets, a 2.5 percent increase.
Long Island State park attendance for 2018
New York State had a net gain of 2.6 million visitors to state parks in 2018, according to figures from the New York State Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation Department, a 3.6 percent increase to more than 74 million.
Data LI home prices in February 2019
The median price of a home sold in February in Suffolk County jumped 7 percent compared with a year earlier, the Multiple Listing Service of Long Island reported. In Nassau, prices were flat.
Data Teacher demographic breakdowns for LI districts
Minorities account for 45 percent of public school students on Long Island but just a little more than 8 percent of the teaching staff.
Data Local unemployment rates for January 2019
Long Island’s unemployment rate fell to 3.9 percent in January, down a full percentage point from the same month last year, according to data from the state's Labor Department.
Data January job levels on Long Island
Long Island gained 6,200 jobs in January 2019 compared with January 2018, a 0.5 percent increase, according to new data from the state Labor Department.
Long Island Pensions for teachers and administrators
More than 158,000 retired educators in the state were eligible to be paid collectively more than $558 million a month during the fiscal year that ended in March, 2018. LIers get 22 of the 25 highest payments.
Data How probable are accidents at LIRR crossings
The Federal Railroad Administration assigns a value to each railroad crossing in the country indicating the probability that a collision between a train and a motor vehicle will occur at the crossing in a year.
Long Island Insurance premiums by community
Drivers in some western Nassau County communities pay higher annual auto insurance premiums than their fellow motorists in Suffolk, but not as much as residents of Brooklyn and Queens.
Data LIRR on-time performance for January
The LIRR did better in January 2019 than in January 2018 but fell short of its goal overall and on most of the branches, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.