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West Hempstead is a small city of 20,648 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 15 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $654k and rent runs about $3k a month.
20,648people
$654kTypical home
$2,967/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
21"Snow
238Sunny days
126Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 20,648
- Part of a metro area
- About 7,768 people per sq mi
- 15 mi to New York, NY
- 15 mi to New York, NY
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $654k (≈$4,122/mo)
- Median rent $2,967/mo
- Median household income $164k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°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
- 126 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" 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
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 11% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to JFK airport
- 8 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 92% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 59 ft
- 5 mi to the ocean
- 193 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 135 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12,851 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,781 bars within 25 mi
- 4,818 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 127 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 267 museums within 25 mi
- 63 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 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