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Hempstead is a mid-size city of 58,801 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 17 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $460k and rent runs about $2k a month.
58,801people
$460kTypical home
$1,622/moRent
86° / 41°Summer / winter
20"Snow
238Sunny days
119Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Mid-size city of 58,801
- Part of a metro area
- About 15,931 people per sq mi
- 17 mi to New York, NY
- 17 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $460k (≈$2,898/mo)
- Median rent $1,622/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 119 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (419 per 100k)
- Low property crime (982 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 42% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 21% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to JFK airport
- 10 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 47% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1958
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 59 ft
- 6 mi to the ocean
- 194 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 138 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,723 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,788 bars within 25 mi
- 4,780 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 254 museums within 25 mi
- 60 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Nassau County: R+4 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk