Kings Point Named the No. 10 Most Boring Town in America

Two communities on Long Island are considered among the Top 10 most boring small towns in America, according to the website AreaVibes.

The website, which specializes in ranking towns, gave East Hills and Kings Point the honor of being named the No. 5 and No. 10 most boring places in the country, respectively.

But is being boring a bad thing? Maybe if you’re a twenty-something who enjoys population congestion and has no intention of settling down anytime soon.

By the website’s definition, being boring means most of the residents own an AARP card, and “the most exciting thing they do all day is post a picture of their grandchild on Facebook.”

Basically, AreaVibes thinks anyone who is older, married and has kids is considered boring.

To come to this conclusion, the website used the following criteria to determine the excitement levels of each town:

• Towns with a population between 5,000 and 50,000 residents
• Percentage of Population Over 35 (higher is more boring)
• Percentage of Married Households (higher is more boring)
• Median Age (higher is more boring)
• Percentage of Households With Kids (higher is more boring)
• Percentage of Households With People Over 65 (higher is more boring)
• Population Density (lower is more boring)

Here’s what the website had to say about the No. 5 most boring town in America, East Hills:

• Population: 6,948
• Median Age: 42
• Married Households: 77 percent
• Households With Kids: 49 percent

This small village on Long Island has more married people with kids than Cherry Hills Village. However, the median age is far lower, meaning that overall, there might be slightly more energy in the air near this wealthy region of New York state.

According to internet chatter, East Hills is a quiet, clean, wealthy enclave on Long Island. Read: Boring.

Here’s the diagnosis for Kings Point:

• Population: 5,011
• Median Age: 38
• Married Households: 64 percent
• Households With Kids: 42 percent

“We finish our tour of the most boring small towns in America in Kings Point, a small, wealthy village on the north shore of Long Island, not too far from downtown NYC. What makes this place so boring? Frankly, the population.

The median age is 38 years old, which is on the high side. And, the percentage of the population that's over 65 years old is 56% which is the 53rd highest rate in the nation.

The region here is often referred to as "Great Neck.†It's where F. Scott Fitzgerald modeled his book, "The Great Gatsby†after.”

Which community is considered the most boring town in America? AreaVibes gave that honor to Hillsborough, CA. Check out the full rankings here.

Image of Kings Point via Google Maps