Flower Hill: Split between 3 school districts, tiny community known as safe, quiet, family-oriented

THE SCOOP At just 1.6 square miles and fewer than 5,000 people, the small North Shore enclave of Flower Hill nonetheless takes three of everything to make it complete.

"We are the village of threes," two-term mayor Randall Rosenbaum said. "We have three different school districts, three different water districts, three different fire districts and three different libraries!"

It is an odd boast yet somehow endearing — because, explained local historian Mitchell Schwartz, transcending those differences is what unites this Town of North Hempstead village: "We all take pride in sharing a community."

The gateway to Port Washington Peninsula, Flower Hill is best known for its affluence and as the home of St. Francis Hospital & Heart Center. "When you tell someone you're from Flower Hill," said the mayor, a 26-year resident, "they look at you and go, 'Where's Flower Hill?' And I say, 'Do you know were St. Francis Hospital is?' And they go, 'Oh, I know exactly where you live!' "

Almost entirely residential, Flower Hill has no public schools but, depending on where a family lives, children attend either the Roslyn, Manhasset or Port Washington school districts. The village does have the 101-year-old private Vincent Smith School for students with learning disabilities, grades 1-12.

While the four-lane Port Washington Boulevard courses north-south through the village, there is virtually no retail save for on the small part of Northern Boulevard forming part of the southern border. There, you will find the more than 45-year-old Landmark Diner, the Greek fine-dining restaurant Limani and, a couple blocks north of Northern, the steakhouse Bryant & Cooper.

Just over the southwest border are a Whole Foods and the famed Miracle Mile shopping district. An Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace is just past the northern border. There are no Long Island Rail Road stations, but the village is close to three on the Port Washington line.

There is only one park — Flower Hill Park, with playgrounds for ages 2 to 5 and 5 to 12, a basketball court and an informal playfield — but the village in 2021 inaugurated the Flower Hill Historic Trail, a network of seven walking routes ranging from about one mile to 17 miles, with 102 points of interest. These include the Flower Hill Cemetery, with 10 known gravesites dating from 1798 to 1896.

Recreation includes the private North Hempstead Country Club, with an 18-hole golf course, a pool, tennis courts, junior sports and summer sports programs. Among the village's civic activities, Schwartz said, "The Women's Club of Flower Hill every year does the event Light the Night — which involves lighting little candles along the streets — and lighting the Christmas tree and menorah."

Overall, Rosenbaum said, Flower Hill is a place where "kids are out all the time with their parents, with their bikes, everybody's walking dogs. It's nice and quiet, very low on crime. We really maintain our roads. Everything is kept very clean. It's just a very neat and tidy, family-oriented area."

SALE PRICES Between Dec. 11, 2024, and Dec. 10, 2025, there were 22 home sales with a median sale price of $2.638 million, according to OneKey MLS. There is no data available for that period the previous year.

CONDOS AND CO-OPS There are no condos or co-ops on the market.

OTHER STATS

Population 4,793

Median age 47.4

Median home value $2.938 million

Monthly LIRR ticket from Port Washington $264.25

School districts, graduation rates Manhasset (98%), Port Washington (99%), Roslyn (98%)

Libraries Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn

Transit NICE Bus Route 23

Sources: 2023 American Community Survey; OneKey MLS via InfoSparks by ShowingTime; LIRR; data.nysed.gov; Nassau Inter-County Express

ON THE MARKET

$8.598 million

A 20-room, 7,204-square-foot mansion, this 1940 estate on about 1.5 acres has a five-bedroom, 11-bath main house, plus a 1,275-square-foot guest cottage. The grounds include a 20-by-40-foot gunite pool, tennis and bocce courts and a golf-putting green. Among other features: four Chesneys fireplaces, an elevator, electric gate, bluestone patios and outdoor kitchen. Part of the Manhasset school district, its taxes are $74,818. Adele M. Kuczmarski, Coldwell Banker American Homes, 516-446-2073

$4.475 million

This 7,000-square-foot abode completed in 2025 has six en-suite bedrooms, a formal dining room, a wine cellar and a more than 30-by-50-foot basement rec room off the attached two-car garage, which has an EV charger. There is a foyer with cathedral ceiling, a fireplace and central vacuum. It is within Port Washington's school district. Taxes are $40,917. Maggie Keats, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 516-449-7598, and Stephen Gaon, Real Broker NY, 516-606-6934 

$1.03 million

A four-bedroom, 2½-bathroom split-level, this home features a fireplace, finished basement, central air, formal dining room and attached two-car garage — in addition to its own 10-car parking lot. The 1,309-square-foot home on 0.19 acre is in the Roslyn school district. Taxes are $15,334. Po Wei David Tair, RE/MAX 1st Choice, 917-406-6026, and Hui Fang Chen, AAA Young Shuen Realty, 917-681-7009

ON ONEKEY MLS

Number of listings 2

Price range $799,000 to $1.03 million

Tax range $15,334 to $22,288