Nassau County · New York · Northeast · 21k residents
West Hempstead, NY: cost of living, taxes & quality of life
Residential facts for West Hempstead: housing, taxes, monthly costs, climate, schools, and household income, with the New York median as the yardstick. Compare it live against any of 3,000 US cities.
Data coverage: ACS place data; supplementary fields may use state estimates.
The acs median home value in West Hempstead is $653,600, 25% above the New York median. A two-bedroom rents for about $2,288/mo. Day-to-day costs index at 135 against a national baseline of 100. The median household here earns $164,127 a year.
What the numbers show
Source-confirmed findings- Housing value: The ACS median home value in West Hempstead is $653,600, 25.3% above the median for ACS-covered places in New York.
- Household income: Median household income is $164,127, 35.6% above the median for ACS-covered places in New York.
- Adult education: 50.4% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher, 33.2% above the median for ACS-covered places in New York.
- Home value to income: The ACS median home value is about 4.0 times median household income. This is a comparison measure, not a mortgage qualification or affordability promise.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates(2024 ACS 5-year; tables B01003, B15003, B19013, B25077). Geography: Census place where available. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
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What makes this place distinctive
A factual snapshot of the place, based on the profile data. It is not a tourism or cultural claim.
A researched local story is not published for this city yet. The signals below are the verified profile context.
- Scale: A smaller city in the profile data, with fewer than 50,000 residents.
- Setting: The profile places West Hempstead about 7 miles from the nearest tracked ocean.
- Climate signal: The profile records 180 sunny days and 19 inches of annual snow.
- Daily pace: The profile records a walk score of 30 and an average commute of 33 minutes.
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Compare West Hempstead side by side
Cost of living index
135
ACS median home value
$653,600
2-bedroom rent
$2,288/mo
Median household income
$164,127
Housing momentum
How fast West Hempstead's housing market is moving, ranked against the US cities we track.
90/100
Heating
Ranks West Hempstead's home-price and rent growth against the US cities we cover. The label is relative pace, not a direction, so a market can rank low while some figures still rise. A higher score moves faster, it is not cheaper or better. Not investment or relocation advice.
Adjusted by West Hempstead's cost-of-living index versus the US average.
| ACS median home value | $653,600 |
| Price per sq. ft. | $300 |
| Property tax rate | 1.6% |
| 1-bedroom rent | $1,826/mo |
| 2-bedroom rent | $2,288/mo |
| State & local income tax | 4.07% |
| Sales tax | 8.5% |
| Cost of living index | 135 |
| Groceries index | 108 |
| Utilities | $190/mo |
| Transit pass | $127/mo |
| Gas price | $3.50/gal |
| Healthcare index | 105 |
| Childcare (per child) | $1,400/mo |
| Median household income | $164,127 |
| Unemployment rate | 4.3% |
| Population | 21k |
| Crime index | 40/100 |
| School rating | 6.5/10 |
| Walkability | 30/100 |
| Disaster risk | 97/100 |
| Avg. commute | 33 min |
| Sunny days / year | 180 days |
| July high | 87°F |
| January low | 27°F |
| Annual snowfall | 19 in |
| Home price YoY | +6.1% |
| Home price MoM | +0.4% |
| Rent YoY | — |
| Rent MoM | +0.4% |
| Ocean coast | 7 mi |
| Big lake | 57 mi |
| Mountains | 92 mi |
| Major airport | 8 mi |
| Ski resort | 92 mi |
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Real listings in West Hempstead
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- What is the cost of living in West Hempstead, NY?
- West Hempstead indexes at 135 for day-to-day costs against a national baseline of 100, with a typical two-bedroom renting for $2,288/mo and a acs median home value of $653,600.
- How much does a house cost in West Hempstead?
- The acs median home value in West Hempstead is $653,600, 25% above the New York median (Census ACS estimate; individual listings vary).
- How much is rent in West Hempstead?
- A two-bedroom in West Hempstead rents for about $2,288/mo.