Housing · Hempstead
Hempstead, NY housing market
The typical Hempstead home is worth about $647,000, up 4.1% in a year, 23% above the New York typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how Hempstead compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
The market right now
Hempstead at a glance
Typical home value
$647K
▲ 4.1% in a year · Zillow
Ten-year trend
Typical home value, 2023–2026
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Show as a table
| January | Hempstead | New York |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $557,000 | $458,000 |
| 2025 | $606,000 | $489,000 |
| 2026 | $627,000 | $510,000 |
| August 2026 | $647,000 | $527,000 |
Next door
Hempstead and its neighbors
The towns that share a border. Tap one to see its housing page.
| Town | Typical value | 1-yr change | Days on market | Median income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hempstead | $647K | +4.1% | — | $141,243 |
| Oyster Bay | $1.06M | +8.3% | — | $160,126 |
| New York | $823K | +4.2% | 68 | $80,483 |
| Levittown | $737K | +4.3% | 34 | $146,068 |
| Massapequa | $833K | +5.6% | 23 | $181,846 |
| Bethpage | $790K | +5.2% | 37 | $122,257 |
| Seaford | $813K | +5.9% | 17 | $172,557 |
Affordability
4.6 years of income
The typical Hempstead home costs about 4.6 years of the town's median household income, less than across New York (6.1 years).
How Hempstead ranks on affordability →
Home value ÷ ACS median household income.
The homes
Owners, rent & taxes
Homeownership
82.2%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$10,001
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$2,101
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1954
New York: 1959
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
On the market
Recent listings in Hempstead
Listed in the past 60 days. Each opens on the listing site.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.