Living in Melville

In Melville, unemployment is 9.7% (2024).

Melville numbered 19,284 residents at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Melville reached 9.7%. Melville was home to 2,569 foreign residents at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0723 sources

Population19,284people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary6,556EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables

Median rent3,235EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate9.7%country median 4.6% — 112% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean5.77µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 94% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 83% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Melville?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹⁴Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	2,900 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)³Official
Median monthly rent	3,235 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records²Official

Is Melville a good place to live?

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Remote worker29%strong on work, weak on safety · range 19–39%

Skilled employee38%strong on work, weak on safety · range 29–47%

Student32%strong on legal route, weak on safety · range 21–43%

Family23%strong on family, weak on safety · range 12–34%

Retirement31%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 18–44%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

13.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 2,569 of 19,284 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Melville is 9.7%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

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Melville 9.7%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	6,556 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables¹Official
Unemployment rate	9.7 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Melville?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,830of €4,812 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€4,812
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31	− €2,900
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30	− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30	− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,830

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Melville. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Melville. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	385.6 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release⁴Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Melville when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

Melville's nearest airport was ISP, 26 km away and offered 10 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	10 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	26 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	ISP	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Melville. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

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USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies

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National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Melville.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 5.8 µg/m³. Melville's monthly mean temperatures were 0°C in January and 24.1°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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5°-3°

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15°6°

20°11°

25°16°

28°20°

28°19°

24°15°

18°9°

12°4°

7°-1°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.55.8WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Melville is 5.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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Melville 5.8

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	5.77 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹²Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 3.83 · Feb 5.17 · Mar 8.94 · Apr 14.67 · May 20.06 · Jun 25.11 · Jul 28.22 · Aug 27.5 · Sep 23.78 · Oct 17.72 · Nov 11.89 · Dec 6.78 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -3.83 · Feb -3.11 · Mar 0.389 · Apr 5.5 · May 10.78 · Jun 16.17 · Jul 19.89 · Aug 19.28 · Sep 15.33 · Oct 9.06 · Nov 3.56 · Dec -0.667 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 0 · Feb 1.06 · Mar 4.67 · Apr 10.11 · May 15.39 · Jun 20.61 · Jul 24.06 · Aug 23.39 · Sep 19.56 · Oct 13.39 · Nov 7.72 · Dec 3.06 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 68.33 · Feb 51.56 · Mar 87.88 · Apr 91.69 · May 80.77 · Jun 87.63 · Jul 77.47 · Aug 82.55 · Sep 92.96 · Oct 85.6 · Nov 74.42 · Dec 91.44 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁶Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	17.2 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	5.77 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹²Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Queens ±0.5 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.3 °C, Cottbus (Germany) ±2.3 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

An area of 31.4 km² comprised Melville at the end of 2025. The population density of Melville stood at 628.5 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport86.7%
Foreign residents13.3%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	31.37 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁹Official
Foreign-resident share	13.03 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Foreign residents	2,569 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population density	628.5 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁵Official
Population	19,284 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹¹Official

Alternatives for people set on Melville

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Dix Hills as a Melville alternative in the same region

6 km away, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

Unemployment: 3.8% Dix Hills vs 9.7% Melville−60%
Foreign residents: 18.8% Dix Hills vs 13.0% Melville+44%
Median gross pay, city: €7,178 Dix Hills vs €6,556 Melville+9%
Residents: 26,180 Dix Hills vs 19,284 Melville+36%
Annual PM2.5: 5.8 µg/m³ Dix Hills vs 5.8 µg/m³ Melvillesame level

Full comparison More about Dix Hills

North Bethesda as a Melville alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 372 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 13.0% Melville+162%
Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 9.7% Melville−62%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 19,284 Melville+160%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €6,556 Melville−7%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 5.8 µg/m³ Melvillesame level

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Melville

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

South Huntington 3.4 km away

Rent: 1,763 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,609 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

West Hills 4.4 km away

Rent: 2,715 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 5,860 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Wheatley Heights 4.6 km away

Rent: 1,560 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,284 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Old Bethpage 5.3 km away

Salary: 6,570 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Huntington Station 5.9 km away

Rent: 1,896 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 4,230 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Dix Hills 6.0 km away

Rent: 2,457 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary: 7,178 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

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Evergreen Park19,283 residents Knik-Fairview19,297 residents Syosset19,259 residents West Richland19,257 residents Plainview19,314 residents Agoura Hills19,243 residents

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Common questions

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What is the unemployment rate in Melville?

The unemployment rate is 9.7 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Melville?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 5.77 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Melville?

The published population is 19,284 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Melville?

2,569 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Melville a good place to live?

Melville may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Melville?

South Huntington, West Hills, Wheatley Heights, Old Bethpage, Wyandanch are near Melville. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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