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A home on Marshall West Street in Hempstead. (8 photos)
Sign on Front Street in Hempstead. (8 photos)
A shopping center on Fulton Street in Hempstead. (8 photos)
A shopping center on Fulton Street in Hempstead. (8 photos)
Cedar Valley Apartments on Wendell Street in Hempstead. (8 photos)
Home on Lent Avenue in Hempstead. (8 photos)
A home on Hilbert Street in Hempstead. (8 photos)
A home on Koeppell Street in Hempstead. (8 photos)
Hempstead
Demographic data for Hempstead village
Population
58,057
Change from 1990
17%
Population density
15,774 per square mile
Median household income
$54,540
Median age
28 years
Married with children
52% of households
Median age of dwellings
45 years
Owner-occupied
51% of homes
LIRR travel time to NYC
48-56 minutes
Crime risk
65 (100 = national average)
Homes for Sale
Recent sales
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Home Prices
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Buyers Guide
High-end
Price: $550,000-$825,000
Specs: 5+ BR, 2-4 BA
Colonials
Trade-up
Price: $380,000-$480,000
Specs: 4-5 BR, 1-3 BA
Colonials and capes
Starter
Price: $330,000-$360,000
Specs: 3-4 BR, 1-2 BA
Capes and Colonials
Source: Ryan Donnelly, Coach Realtors Fennessy Associates, Garden City.
Community Profile
Community description: Capes, ranches and Colonials dominate; other styles include Tudors. The hot topic is a proposed $2-billion downtown revitalization project.
Condos: The Multiple Listing Service of Long Island's Web site has seven listings priced from $249,990 to $375,000.
Co-ops: Start at $60,000. ABC Properties in Manhattan owns half the Cedar Valley Apartment building and completed renovations. Prices range from $78,000 for a studio to $143,000 for a two-bedroom, says chief executive David Lansey.
Apartment rentals: One-bedrooms start at about $1,200 a month. Some 800 affordable units in three apartment buildings are being renovated with the help of Hempstead Town's Industrial Development Agency. Two buildings are completed.
Shopping and services: Conveniences are found along many throughfares, but perhaps the busiest is Fulton Avenue (Hempstead Turnpike), where Super Stop & Shop and Home Depot are located.
Also here: Hofstra University, several nonprofits and Nassau County District Courthouse
Attractions: The African American Museum, the Fine Arts Museum of Long Island on Fulton Avenue, the Hempstead Golf and Country Club
- Lisa Doll Bruno (7/10/2007)
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