5. Floral Park
Another Long Island town – Floral Park is a home to more than 16,000 people. It is serviced by a couple of LIRR train stations along the Hempstead line (Floral Park and Bellerose). Traveling time during peak hours usually lasts between 31 (8:20 train) and 40 minutes (6:54 and 7:52 trains). The only downside of traveling this way is occasional transfer at Jamaica station. Like in the previous instance, tickets cost either $11.5 for a single ride or $252 for a monthly pass. The good thing about Floral Park is that both 1-bedroom and 2-bedroom apartments can be found for around $1,500 per month or even less in the former instance. But, the troubles here are Nassau County property taxes which tend to increase rental prices. If you’re planning on getting your own home, it might be better to do that someplace else. Still, LIRR rides are perfect for book reading as they are neither short nor long if you’re living in western Nassau. Oh, and forget about driving to the city yourself as you might lose as much as a couple of hours each way.
