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1909
Merrick Road, Freeport, Long Island, N.Y., 1909, 1909
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About Freeport
Village in New York, United StatesFreeport is a village located within the town of Hempstead, in Nassau County, on the South Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 44,472 at the time of the 2020 census, making it the second largest village in New York by population. A settlement since the 1640s, it was once an oystering community and later a resort popular with the New York City theater community. It is now primarily a bedroom suburb but retains a modest commercial waterfront and some light industry.
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Housing in Freeport
The typical Freeport home is worth about $673,000, up 5.2% in a year, 28% above the New York typical home.
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Safety in Freeport
Safety Grade B
Freeport reports less crime per resident than 61% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.
Health in Freeport
Health Grade B
Healthier than 62% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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