Housing · Hempstead
Hempstead, NY housing market
Homes typically sell in 41 days, a little above asking.
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
Median sale price
$665K
May 2026 · Redfin
Days on market
41
New York: 42 days
Sale-to-list
101.4%
Homes sell above asking
Homes sold
14
in May · 58 for sale
Market temperature
A balanced market
Buyer's marketBalancedSeller's market
About 4.1 months of supply: neither buyers nor sellers have a clear edge.
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 | — | — | 41 | $90,420 |
| Uniondale | $693K | +6.2% | 23 | $124,684 |
| Garden City | $1.41M | +10.3% | 18 | $244,152 |
| West Hempstead | $802K | +6% | — | $164,127 |
| South Hempstead | $712K | +5.2% | — | $156,023 |
Affordability
5.1 years of income
The typical Hempstead home costs about 5.1 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
47.5%
New York: 54.3%
Median tax bill
$10,001
New York: $6,582
Median rent
$1,622
New York: $1,621
Typical home built
1958
New York: 1959
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024.
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center, May 2026. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Listings link to their publishers.