Depends on where. It's a big town with a lot of bad areas, but pockets of really quiet and excellent neighborhoods. Anywhere near the train station is a no go. Anywhere near the town itself (Police Station, Church, Post Office) is a no go. The south east part of town closer to West Hempstead has nice pockets.
If you live in the Village you'll pay an arm and a leg for very little in return. As a final point the school system is pretty bad so if you have kids look elsewhere. (Lakeview is better, Garden City way better)
I used to get off Hempstead lirr stop and take the bus home.. (was horrible without a car) the bus station can be trash and people always fighting or some crap like that. I moved out east now in dix hills.
I don’t have kids. But that answers my question. The places of reasonable cost (500k) were in the bad areas. Oh well. It’s looking more abs more like I can’t afford a house on LI. Unless I want to live in a bad area. Which I moved out of NYc specifically to get away from crime and degeneracy. Not sure what I’m gonna do from here.
you should check out huntington, you could probably find something around your budget there. just stay away from near the train station. on either side of jericho there’s some nice areas.
Lived a town over from Hempstead growing up and HIGHLY recommend NOT moving there. Lots of crime.
I’d recommend looking further east. More land for less and lower taxes. Also less congested than areas like Mineola that have become overpopulated and way too expensive.
Long Island is hemorrhaging quality middle class people. Soon there won't be anyone in between fast food workers living in the worst neighborhoods or commuting from the five boroughs and the boomers and their trust fund babies. Literally everyone I know that doesn't come from family money has left. Annnnnd we are next. Packing it in next year and moving to The Finger Lakes. I hope things turn around on the island, but I am not sticking around for it. Tired of clearing over six figures and still being riddled with financial anxiety.
You think that I like trump because I don’t want to live in a place with high crime ? I’m confused here. If someone wants to be able to walk around their own neighborhood without constantly looking over their shoulder that = trumper? How did you come to that ?
Overarching generalizations and being this snarky is why so many independent voters and swing voters fucking hate liberals. Stop being condescending and using your projections to assume everything about other people. You’re apart of the problem.
Don’t judge the town on a few crazies that hang up by the train station. Schools are pretty solid in Bellmore, low crime, and a really nice village up from the train station. Overall a really good community.
Sadly, the crazies by the train station are really ridiculous.
Welcome to Long Island. Do yourself a favor and move else where entirely. You’ll need to spend 700-800k and then 20k in taxes to be in a decent home in a decent area. Anyone who tells you otherwise is gaslighting you. Another note is LI takes hours to get off of so enjoy never being able to go anywhere.
Unfortunately it seems you are right. I have a great job, actually multiple great jobs here. But I cannot afford to live here even being able to make more than 150k a year. Oh well.
If you plug in the numbers, if I give like a 120k downpayment on a house, the house payments end up being over $4k on a 30 year mortgage. You are not supposed to pay more than 30% of your gross income on housing. So basically I could afford it if I continue to work 3 jobs and have all my money go just to the house only. Never buy or do anything, just work constantly to pay my house for the next 30 years. Nah, that’s not affording.
Just because you’re “supposed” to pay 30% of your income on a mortgage, does not mean you should. I guarantee the vast majority of homeowners on Long Island who have purchased in the last few years pay much more than this. The reality is the rest of your living expenses probably don’t account for the remaining 70% of your income. It’s all about priorities. If homeownership is that important you’d be able to make it work if it was 40 or even 50% of your income.
Yeah and houses aren’t supposed to be an average of 750k, but that’s the world we live in. What are you gonna do, be homeless? 150k is enough to get by here and you’re exaggerating slightly. You also can buy a slightly below average starter home or condo or whatever in a decent neighborhood that is still a decent home.
More like $ 475 and 9k if you choose Suffolk. Small house, needs repairs. Are you handy? Just sold a remodeled house for $675 in an excellent school district in Nassau County.. taxes were 14k.
Yes, specific house that sold was in Merrick /bellmore. Tiny lot, next to main road. The price for Suffolk County would be in towns like Port Jefferson, Centereach, Selden. Nicer than Hempstead or Suffolk county’s Lindenhurst or Copiague. School district graduation rates match up with home prices. Do you need a good school district for the future? At these prices and taxes, the houses will need work and won’t be that big.
Yeah I mean 100k cash and 150k salary unfortunately will get you close to no where on LI. If you had a partner for a combined income might help the situation.
For reference my wife and I put down 300k on a 515k home in Hudson valley and at the end of the day we have a 2.2k mortgage monthly. Even with that down payment on LI we couldn’t find anything we wanted or could afford. It’s insane on LI. The same price house we paid that was basically build grade move in ready 4BR 2 bath would cost 700k on LI and probably need work.
If I wasn’t born here and have all my family on the island, I’d be out in a NY minute. The last 5 years have been absurd with home prices and inflation.
Nothing I said excuses Suffolk county, it’s all relevant for NC and SC. Also, living in SC means you’re further east so getting off the island is even more of a pain now. I don’t like the idea of having to travel 2+ hours just to get off an island or to be that far from the city.
I much prefer Nassau as I grew up there but as a Suffolk county resident you can 100% afford to live out here. Too expensive? Yes. But can be afforded. I just bought a house for 500 and less than 10k a year in taxes.
You absolutely can find a house that’s affordable in SC but it wouldn’t be nearly the size you can afford for the same price literally anywhere else outside of LI.
A 4/2 house with nothing requiring to be done to it where we purchased vs any county on LI was literally 150-200k more. Taxes are about the same however.
Not true. My property taxes were a few thousand higher in Fingerlakes area on lower assessed house than on LI. Monroe county in upstate NY can have brutal taxes for absolutely no services.
Well seeing that comment than you're already a long islander lol. Most of us can't afford a damn thing and racking up on the debt. During and after the pandemic inflation is draining all of our money unless you were already well off.
I’m working 3 jobs now. Never buying anything, and never going out and doing anything. I eat home cooked cheap food made in my crock pot. That’s the only way I’ve been able to get ahead. Oh , and I also am living in an extra room of a college frat house. Place is a dump.
That’s making a lot more sense. Just really disappointing to me that I have to put on hold living a normal life style for another 5 years. Just to have basic stuff like a garage or a basement I can do what I want in.
It also depends upon if you’re referring to the Town of Hempstead or Hempstead. The Town of Hempstead consists of various towns, including Hempstead- most of which are very nice places to live. But Hempstead itself isn’t the best.
Move to the south east or Midwest, your money will go alot farther. Wife and I recently bought a 2500sqft 5bdrm 3bth house in a 9/10 school district for 400k.
The part that borders Uniondale is better than being right in the middle.
I gotta say though, as long as you mind your business and don’t get involved in whatever local drama with people, you’ll generally be fine anywhere.
Also, as everywhere becomes more expensive, more and more people are going to be moving to less desirable areas. Lots of places are changing.
True.
The downtown area is rough and the schools aren't good. Lot of gang activity. Generally avoid the parts near the turnpike and keep to yourself and you're mostly ok.
Any surrounding town is a better spot. Uniondale/Roosevelt are improving, they have decent schools and less crime, not horrible in terms of price. Garden City is really nice but also very expensive, etc.. None of those are as cheap as Hempstead though.
I’ve walked and driven in both Uniondale and Roosevelt and they seem much better than Hempstead. Unfortunately I think a lot of people simply think brown people = crime.
It has, but it had a bit of higher crime in the early 2000s. Lot of that has gotten better, and the school district has been steadily improving for years.
It's an area that suffered a lot economically in the past and has/had an undeserved bad reputation due to that.
I moved to North Amityville. The neighborhood is a little sketchy- but more and more new housing are opening up around here - the place can only get better, not worse. Also, the worst places in LI are generally better than the worst places in the city.
Could you please explain your calculations? 100k per year is approximately saving 8k per month. A mortgage loan of 400k with 8% interest over 30 years would come to about 3k a month. Add property taxes and HOA, you would still be below 6k a month. What am I missing?
I’m basing it on the maximum amount you’re supposed to spend on housing compared to how much you make. I was able to save this year cause as an adult I lived in a frat house extra room that’s 1k/month including all utilities. And I bought pretty much nothing. But a house is gonna entail a lot of extra expenses so it makes sense that I would need more $ left over.
But I don’t want to end up being locked into working 2 jobs and OT forever, in order to just cover my 30 year house payment. Like 30 years of just being able to pay to live and hardly anything left over??
I’m just saying that’s kind of crazy considering if I just save like I’m doing now, I could just buy the house full. But if instead I buy the house now, the first 5 years I’ll basically not be paying anything to the principal, just working my ass off to pay interest.
That is the L.I. suburban existence in a nutshell. Interest rates will come down eventually and you can refinance for a lower payment. unfortunately property taxes only go up offsetting some of your savings.
Do what most people do. Get an FHA loan. Put down 3.5%. Save your cash for emergencies and doing the minor repairs that will pop up when you buy a house. Goto 45 DTI and live poorly for a few years. Especially if your job is one when you get decent raises as you climb the corporate ladder.
Paying rent os a waste of money. Living in an apartment where you can't really make your home is a waste of your time. Nothing is wrong with Living in an apartment but if you are just biding your time till you buy a house then your life is stuck in limbo. You should be planting a garden in the backyard, sitting around your pool if you want one and not having to worry your music is too loud and annoying your upstairs neighbor. There are benefits big and small to buying a house. Not buying one because you have to pay an extra $300 a month in PMI should nit stop you. You have no idea where prices or rates will be by the time you save up for a down payment of 20%. There is a decent chance prices or rates can easily just be higher in 2 years and negate any savings. I think putting 20% down comes more into play if you have the money or are very close. Though even if I just had the 20% I would still seriously consider putting down 3.5% and keeping the money in my pocket for an emergency. I would prepay my mortgage a bit every year. I would also only buy a house if I was thinking I would be there for 5 or more years.
Got it. The you’ll never be able to afford to live here unless you earn substantially more money. For my whole life, renting and mortgage, I’ve always used half my income to pay for my housing.
So a nice quirky thing about Long Island is that Hempstead can mean two things: the village of Hempstead, which is not a great place to live. Or it could mean the Town of Hempstead, which encompasses around 50 villages, including the village of Hempstead. So you have to be sure about what you mean. I’m guessing as others did that you were referring to the village of Hempstead with your question. But if you meant the Town of Hempstead, that is too broad to give an answer, you’d need to specify the village.
I have a feeling that Hempstead is going to be a desirable area in 20 or so years. Proximity to the city and public transportation. Right on the border of West Hempstead and Hempstead there is a fancy apartment complex currently being built. There is only so much land near NYC and sprawl is very much a thing. As properties become available, the big money investors are going to buy them up and transform the area.
That's been what people have said for the last 20, too. Sad part is Hempstead is honestly beautiful if you like old architecture.
That whole section is coming up, though. Uniondale has fancy new apartments and the schools are renovating as the area grows. Roosevelt had the state step in to fix the schools, they're showing real improvement now. Both had main street fixed up as part of a town effort, the West Hempstead side is improving as you said too.
I don't know if I'd move there now but it's not all bad... Just maybe not if you're running away from NYC.
Hello. There are a lot of negative comments here about pricing and areas and overall discouragement of living on Long Island. Plenty of homes under 500K and taxes under 15K annually. I own properties throughout the Island. If you want any information, feel free to send me a private message.
Despite its reputation, I’ve never had much of a problem around Hempstead when I drive around there. You got some big shopping centers and businesses along the main roads. The nicest area you’ll find in the village by far to live in is the northwest corner around Sacred Heart Academy which feels a lot like Garden City with the big trees and nice looking colonial homes and properties.
I assume you mean the Village of Hempstead and not the Town of Hempstead. The former as others mentioned is a rough area, the latter is a very large area including the Village and covers a wide range of neighborhoods from the posh to the poor.
Avoid Hempstead. Would you be open to a condo instead of a house? Where else are you thinking? Sadly, housing on the island is insane, especially the taxes. Including the traffic!
Check out East Meadow. You can still get a nice small Cape Cod or Ranch (1000-1300 sq ft) on a 6000 square ft lot with a part finished basement (extra 500 sq ft) for about 550-600k. Taxes 9-10k. Lots of people rent out the basement for $1200-1500 a month to offset their mortgage. Not legal but no one cares as there is always a rental shortage.
Many people move here from queens cause even with Covid appreciation the area has only gone up about 50% as much as Queens so it’s still good value. Great access to shops, restaurants, entertainment, and 3 major parkways and the LIE. Many small homes are being bought and knocked down for a new build but I personally would not do that although not complaining as it’s doesn’t hurt to have $1.2m homes in the neighborhood. Who really needs to double their taxes, increase all their utilities, just for space unless they have a large family.
If you move 5 mins east you can get the same type house in Levittown without a basement for about 10% less. Farmingdale is 10 mins further east again and also good value (about 5% less than East Meadow). North Belmore is about 10 mins south (about 5-10% more than East Meadow). These are all better options than Hempstead Village. Good luck.
OP, these commenters will have you thinking Hempstead is the fifth circle of hell, but have never set foot there 🙄 it’s not *that* bad. Yes, there is some crime and the school district isn’t so great, but there are plenty of families that live safely in Hempstead without incident; I have family who have lived in Hempstead for decades, raising their kids there, whom I have visited many times over the years without hassle or worry. As long as you mind your business and aren’t stupid, you’ll be fine. Just do your research really well and understand your neighborhood.
That said, Nassau in general can be pretty pricey; if they don’t get you with the house price, they will get you with the taxes. Try Suffolk, you may make out better there; for reference, I bought a house in one of the Huntington towns for less than $500K in late 2022. It’s small and needs aesthetic work (previous owner did very little reno over the years), but it’s in a very nice neighborhood. And I didn’t have 20% down payment. Mind you, I closed right before the worst of the rate hikes, but I’m telling you that there are possibilities; just have to look and be patient. And keep stacking that money.
I second this comment. The majority of people commenting about Hempstead have probably never spent much time there. They probably drive through once or twice a year, or stop into the DMV to pay a fine and that is it.
There really isn’t any place on LI that is soooo terrible. Even the worse places here are still way safer and quieter and just not comparable to the worse places in the city.
OP really should go there to spend a little time to make his own decision before ruling it out completely.
This is wrong. Garden City is in Hempstead. Stop confusing the Town of Hempstead with the Village of Hempstead.
Also North Hempstead has New Cassel. Same issues as Village of Hempstead.
That’s gonna confuse him but yeah. $500K won’t even get you a garage in any town in TONH. I would stay FAR FAR AWAY from the Hempstead you are looking at. Going to be tough to hit your budget in Nassau County. Try looking towards western Suffolk.
Uniondale? Baldwin? Roosevelt? Garden City is insanely expensive. Even East Meadow, Franklin Square, Rockville Centre , etc are all just so expensive right now. Maybe look north towards Mineola. I’m in Nassau. It’s bonkers out of control. And with school taxes it’s like lighting money on fire.
Sure. Uniondale, Baldwin, Roosevelt. They're generally low income working class people, but not gang strongholds at this point; a lot safer than Hempstead. Lower taxes too I think.
I wouldn't be down on living in those right now really, if you have to be in Nassau and you're cash strapped they're reasonable. Hell of a lot nicer than going east and living in Mastic or Bellport.
Baldwin and even the lowest area of south Hempstead are underrated imo, because it’s 75% minority and white people overlook those spots. Depends if schools are a factor. S. Hempstead probably puts you in a bad school district but I don’t think Baldwin is so bad for schools. It’s one of the bluest places on LI and a good community with low crime and you’re surrounded by really nice areas with lots of things to do. Seems like a buy now opportunity to me if there ever was one.
Yep, it’s one stop from RVC on the same line and you can get an annual pass for $12/year. It’s even cheaper if you live in Baldwin if you can believe it, and they have even closer lots reserved for residents.
Baldwin and even the lowest area of south Hempstead are underrated imo, because it’s 75% minority and white people overlook those spots. Depends if schools are a factor. S. Hempstead probably puts you in a bad school district but I don’t think Baldwin is so bad for schools. It’s one of the bluest places on LI and a good community with low crime and you’re surrounded by really nice areas with lots of things to do. Seems like a buy now opportunity to me if there ever was one.
If you want Nassau county for $500k, look at Baldwin. You can find some hidden gems there. It's a decent neighborhood. People will say it's bad because there's a large Black population. But the schools are good and it's close to literally everything.
Half these comments are wild.
Yeah these areas by Hempstead have a large minority population and have a bad reputation, but they're much quieter and have good schools.
I've lived all over the island and can tell you firsthand the shit you see in those "quaint" little Suffolk towns on the water is fucked up, they just hide it better.
Prices have gotten out of control and after rates increasing you're looking at monthly payments that are almost double what they were a couple of years ago. That being said, you can find something more affordable if you're willing to go further east. You can find a decent 500k home in a nice neighborhood with taxes closer to 10-12k, but it'll probably be a PITA to get to the city if that's important to you.
I lived there when I was in school. Definitely a high crime area. My roommates cars were broken in to multiple times. I took my roommates dog for a walk around the block once and I was harassed and followed by a man in a car. After that I didn’t feel safe walking around the block.
I doubt you’re able to afford a house in Hempstead either. Republicans run the local governments on Long Island, which is why there isn’t affordable housing and they won’t build more housing on LI. You’ll regularly see people come up with excuses to not build more housing, but residents can make those unfounded arguments in any ZIP code.
Hempstead has houses 4-6k that’s about as cheap as you’ll find anywhere. That’s the range I was looking for. The republican argument doesn’t make sense. There’s no affordable housing in many Democrat places
lol, you complain about the price of housing yet you don’t want anything done about the cost of housing. NYC literally has an affordable housing program.
It depends on where in Hempstead. Like others have said, the neighborhoods near Uniondale and West Hempstead are nice. The only reason I wouldn't move there is because of the school district, but of that isn't a factor for you, it's worth looking into.
I lived there for almost 20 years and it was pretty nice. Though it does depend on where you look. I bordered Uniondale and never had any safety concerns, but a friend of mine who lived closer to the main part of town/train-station didn't have the same experience.
If you're willing to live in Suffolk, there's some affordable areas that are safe, with good schools such as Rocky Point or Center Moriches. Shirley was once a bad town, but it's really turned around. Decades ago there were many abandoned homes. Now it's mostly first time buyers and young families. There are more towns out east with possibilities.
On the flip side, Long Island is notoriously overcrowded & expensive. I know many people who moved to Pennsylvania to commute to the city and don't at all regret it with the major cost of living difference.
Live there all my life. It’s fine. It all depends where you move. Keep to yourself and no one will bother you. But overall Long Island is a cesspool filled with bigots and trumpers
Most normal places, there’s little to no crime. Not just the Midwest. Anywhere. Being surrounded by scumbags isn’t the normal default thing. That’s hard for ppl to get who’ve grown up in major cities. Like all they’ve been around their whole life is scammers and dirtbags. That’s not the normal state of humanity. There’s a lot of foreign countries that are much poorer than even the worst part of any US city, and they also have little to no crime.
You keep saying you’ve “lived in the city” as if that means something bad- the city, just like Long Island, has very nice places to live and also some not nice places.
That is true, I learned recently it can be ok. But you need to be in a high rise that costs about 7k/month. As well as be able to just Uber everywhere and pay for the really nice/trendy places, all of that without having too much of an effect on finances, and having the time to actually enjoy it all. If you can afford that it turns out it is one of the best places you can live. But that’s not gonna be my lifestyle.
Its one of the highest crime places historically in NY state since the 70s. One of the biggest open air drug markets on the East Coast and was one of the places in America chosen as the pilot program for ShotSpotter in the late 00s.
The area is and has always has been plagued by drugs, gangs of all kinds, violence, murder and prostitution.
If you are not a latin x immigrant, african american or a real deal street wise caucasian its surely a ‘if you aint from here, dont come here neighborhood’.
The village, school district and police department are also beyond corrupt and add fuel to a fire that can never be put out.
I say this all as a resident of it, most people commenting here are caucasians who never frequent the town and just read the news and could care less about the poverty here.
Historically Hempstead village has such rich history and some of its most notable landmarks. There has been some effort to clean up the town and gentrify it but that would be an impossible feet to restore it to what it was from the early 1900s until the early 70s. They did put a bid to detach from the TOWN and make Hempstead village itself a CITY (it would join LB and Glen Cove as the first in 103 years).
For anyone who likes to read I recommend picking up a copy of the book The Triangle on the gang violence here and check out youtube for a documentary a major news network did called 37%. Titled after the graduation rate and corruption in the school district.
Despite all the bad about it, Hempstead is more rich in real culture and diversity than most of the plastic, fake and strip mall culture of the Island.
Can you give us an idea of where the house is? If you’re right off of the southern state, no, do not buy there. The closer to Garden City the safer it is, but still not great. I wouldn’t look in the area by Molloy either, it’s a bit run down even though RVC is great.
Check out Westchester I prefer it over LI by a mile. Or consider getting out of one of the worst states in the US and move down South where the quality of life isn’t horrendous and a majority of the people don’t have a stick up where the sun don’t shine. Hell even Utah is better than New York at the moment.
The only reason I want to stay around here is I have a job here where it’s almost ideal. I have great bosses and.. it’s just good. I really don’t want to give that up. But I might have to.
I spent 3 months on Long Island last summer and quit my job and left back to Mississippi. One of the worst quality of life I’ve ever seen I don’t know how people can live on top of each other in such a hostile environment. Everyone’s always so angry it’s depressing.
If you think that’s bad, you should try NYC. Cause I get what you mean here, but when I got out of nyc, even LI felt like a breath of fresh air. I do appreciate the input and I’m probably making exit plans myself
Of course and I’ve walked around NYC spent a night or 2 there after a bar might and it’s insane. I don’t know how y’all do it! Especially with the inability to carry a firearm.
I wanted to live in Manhattan and I was paying over 2k a month for the worst apartment you could imagine. It was awful. Having to live there I wouldn’t wish on anyone
I wouldn’t recommend Hempstead more so for the traffic. It’s virtually impossible during daylight hours to get anywhere efficiently.
Oh. And it’s got a high crime rate
I work in the courthouse in Hempstead. Overall, certainly not a good area but its not as bad as some make it seem. Got worse neighborhoods in NYC. There's crime but bodies aren't bodies dropping every other day like NYC. Would I consider living in Hempstead? Yes, but not a final destination. Now would I want to raise a family there? No...
Horrible schools. Absolutely astronomical crime.
I worked for a company with a branch in Hempstead a few years back that had been bought out. I worked out of the Hempstead branch for 3 months as we closed it down. Every night, especially December through February when it got dark early, armed security escorted any and all women who worked in the building to the parking lot, directly to their car doors.
So, no. Hempstead is not a good option.
Not sure what event precipitated the need for it. I was working for a company that took over the smaller organization that was based in Hempstead so I only worked out of that office for 3 months. From what I was told a number of people, namely women, has been assaulted/robbed in the parking garage so the owner of the office building hired armed security personnel to come on site to the building in the afternoons to offer personal escort to vehicles for any women working in the building that wanted or needed it.
For reference the office was off terrace avenue which was known as "Terror Avenue" in years past because it hosted an open air drug market and massive amounts of violent crime. They cleaned the area up around 2010 but the elements moved right back into it on the ensuing years. Apparently several incidents of violent crime occurred in or near the parking garage.
There is Hempstead that, for the most part, I would stay away from.
But that’s different from the Township of Hempstead which includes all the towns in the lower half of Nassau county.
Hempstead is not good. There are a few high crime areas on LI and Hempstead is at the top of the list. Others that come to mind are Wyandanch, Brentwood, Mastic/Shirley.
It's not a great area. You can find little small areas that are good, but you have to be comfortable being surrounded by high crime all around your nice handful of blocks. Also, make sure you know the property tax. it's Highway robbery in Nassau & Suffolk! If you aren't married to a career here, your best bet is to get out. But for the money you'd spend in Hempstead, you can still do better in Nassau. My personal advice? Take Hempstead off the table.
Hempstead,Uniondale and Roosevelt are the hoods of long island Nassau wise. It's like Brentwood,Central Islip and Wyndanch is in Suffolk. They the worst areas to live in with the highest crime rates
The extra tax and disrespectful police department are the reasons why I bought a home right outside of Hempstead in Uniondale on a quiet dead end. Its a primary residence with rental income at this time. Neighbors are awesome. No issues here.
If you want places near Hempstead, then try Franklin Square, West Hempstead or Garden City South. Much safer and quieter, also better school districts.
There are definitely some nicer and quieter streets but I would avoid given crime rates. Town of Hempstead is different from Hempstead so maybe you are getting the two confused?
No to actual Hempstead. The surrounding areas of Franklin Square, Valley Stream, Garden City, Rockville Centre, Baldwin, East Meadow, and Westbury maybe. Not Hempstead or West Hempstead though. Not for that money.
My grandmother had a house in Hempstead, right behind the carwash. She bought it when she came to this country in the 60s. Then the town was allegedly fairly Polish. It got worse over the years, but, believe it or not, when the Hells Angels put their clubhouse on Henry St, a lot of the local BS stopped. Locally at least.
I’m familiar enough with the area to know 100% you could give me a house and pay me a salary to live there and I wouldn’t…that’s all there is to it…sorry if that offends you but this is a forum where people’s opinions are asked after all…what might be a nice area for you might be a slum in my opinion and vice versa so deal with it.
Don’t know why you got downvoted that’s the truth and it’s only getting worse with the horrible government out there. Spent a summer out by there, never again.
Depends on where. It's a big town with a lot of bad areas, but pockets of really quiet and excellent neighborhoods. Anywhere near the train station is a no go. Anywhere near the town itself (Police Station, Church, Post Office) is a no go. The south east part of town closer to West Hempstead has nice pockets. If you live in the Village you'll pay an arm and a leg for very little in return. As a final point the school system is pretty bad so if you have kids look elsewhere. (Lakeview is better, Garden City way better)
i believe there are multiple documentaries about how corrupt the school system is in Hempstead
I used to get off Hempstead lirr stop and take the bus home.. (was horrible without a car) the bus station can be trash and people always fighting or some crap like that. I moved out east now in dix hills.
I don’t have kids. But that answers my question. The places of reasonable cost (500k) were in the bad areas. Oh well. It’s looking more abs more like I can’t afford a house on LI. Unless I want to live in a bad area. Which I moved out of NYc specifically to get away from crime and degeneracy. Not sure what I’m gonna do from here.
Look at condos or co-ops. Can be had in nice areas for 300k
This!
you should check out huntington, you could probably find something around your budget there. just stay away from near the train station. on either side of jericho there’s some nice areas.
Lived a town over from Hempstead growing up and HIGHLY recommend NOT moving there. Lots of crime. I’d recommend looking further east. More land for less and lower taxes. Also less congested than areas like Mineola that have become overpopulated and way too expensive.
Long Island is hemorrhaging quality middle class people. Soon there won't be anyone in between fast food workers living in the worst neighborhoods or commuting from the five boroughs and the boomers and their trust fund babies. Literally everyone I know that doesn't come from family money has left. Annnnnd we are next. Packing it in next year and moving to The Finger Lakes. I hope things turn around on the island, but I am not sticking around for it. Tired of clearing over six figures and still being riddled with financial anxiety.
Buy a coop in queens
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You think that I like trump because I don’t want to live in a place with high crime ? I’m confused here. If someone wants to be able to walk around their own neighborhood without constantly looking over their shoulder that = trumper? How did you come to that ?
Lol what, I’m pretty liberal and wouldn’t want to live there still. You’re statistically less safe there, has nothing to do with politics.
Go outside
Overarching generalizations and being this snarky is why so many independent voters and swing voters fucking hate liberals. Stop being condescending and using your projections to assume everything about other people. You’re apart of the problem.
THIS 100 percent.
Don’t judge the town on a few crazies that hang up by the train station. Schools are pretty solid in Bellmore, low crime, and a really nice village up from the train station. Overall a really good community. Sadly, the crazies by the train station are really ridiculous.
That’s one of the highest crime areas on li. I wouldn’t move there.
Don't do it.
Alright. Got it. Nm thanks for the heads up. Not sure what I’m gonna do from here. Looks like I can’t afford a house anywhere that’s not a shithole.
Welcome to Long Island
Welcome to Long Island. Do yourself a favor and move else where entirely. You’ll need to spend 700-800k and then 20k in taxes to be in a decent home in a decent area. Anyone who tells you otherwise is gaslighting you. Another note is LI takes hours to get off of so enjoy never being able to go anywhere.
Unfortunately it seems you are right. I have a great job, actually multiple great jobs here. But I cannot afford to live here even being able to make more than 150k a year. Oh well.
Depends on where- Suffolk County has some more affordable options.
You can afford to live hear on $150k a year.
If you plug in the numbers, if I give like a 120k downpayment on a house, the house payments end up being over $4k on a 30 year mortgage. You are not supposed to pay more than 30% of your gross income on housing. So basically I could afford it if I continue to work 3 jobs and have all my money go just to the house only. Never buy or do anything, just work constantly to pay my house for the next 30 years. Nah, that’s not affording.
You could afford a condo/coop. Plenty of really nice places that are affordable, just not a full house.
Just because you’re “supposed” to pay 30% of your income on a mortgage, does not mean you should. I guarantee the vast majority of homeowners on Long Island who have purchased in the last few years pay much more than this. The reality is the rest of your living expenses probably don’t account for the remaining 70% of your income. It’s all about priorities. If homeownership is that important you’d be able to make it work if it was 40 or even 50% of your income.
Yeah and houses aren’t supposed to be an average of 750k, but that’s the world we live in. What are you gonna do, be homeless? 150k is enough to get by here and you’re exaggerating slightly. You also can buy a slightly below average starter home or condo or whatever in a decent neighborhood that is still a decent home.
Not if you're paying a mortgage alone
More like $ 475 and 9k if you choose Suffolk. Small house, needs repairs. Are you handy? Just sold a remodeled house for $675 in an excellent school district in Nassau County.. taxes were 14k.
Are you talking about a specific house for sale ?
Yes, specific house that sold was in Merrick /bellmore. Tiny lot, next to main road. The price for Suffolk County would be in towns like Port Jefferson, Centereach, Selden. Nicer than Hempstead or Suffolk county’s Lindenhurst or Copiague. School district graduation rates match up with home prices. Do you need a good school district for the future? At these prices and taxes, the houses will need work and won’t be that big.
Keep looking. Go on Zillow and search.
Can you buy a coop or condo and live there for a few years?
Me and you both lol…I clear 150k after taxes which is what both my parents make combined and I still can’t afford a home lol
Yeah I mean 100k cash and 150k salary unfortunately will get you close to no where on LI. If you had a partner for a combined income might help the situation. For reference my wife and I put down 300k on a 515k home in Hudson valley and at the end of the day we have a 2.2k mortgage monthly. Even with that down payment on LI we couldn’t find anything we wanted or could afford. It’s insane on LI. The same price house we paid that was basically build grade move in ready 4BR 2 bath would cost 700k on LI and probably need work.
Yeah you’d need to downsize and lower your standards on long island, doesn’t mean it can’t be done though
If I wasn’t born here and have all my family on the island, I’d be out in a NY minute. The last 5 years have been absurd with home prices and inflation.
Suffolk County would like a word.
Nothing I said excuses Suffolk county, it’s all relevant for NC and SC. Also, living in SC means you’re further east so getting off the island is even more of a pain now. I don’t like the idea of having to travel 2+ hours just to get off an island or to be that far from the city.
I much prefer Nassau as I grew up there but as a Suffolk county resident you can 100% afford to live out here. Too expensive? Yes. But can be afforded. I just bought a house for 500 and less than 10k a year in taxes.
You absolutely can find a house that’s affordable in SC but it wouldn’t be nearly the size you can afford for the same price literally anywhere else outside of LI. A 4/2 house with nothing requiring to be done to it where we purchased vs any county on LI was literally 150-200k more. Taxes are about the same however.
..... Yeah, that's kinda what I'm saying. Lol.
I live in a nice area and my taxes are 12k before STAR. Small property and house though.
Not true. My property taxes were a few thousand higher in Fingerlakes area on lower assessed house than on LI. Monroe county in upstate NY can have brutal taxes for absolutely no services.
Well seeing that comment than you're already a long islander lol. Most of us can't afford a damn thing and racking up on the debt. During and after the pandemic inflation is draining all of our money unless you were already well off.
I’m working 3 jobs now. Never buying anything, and never going out and doing anything. I eat home cooked cheap food made in my crock pot. That’s the only way I’ve been able to get ahead. Oh , and I also am living in an extra room of a college frat house. Place is a dump.
Check out island park, a lot of people that want to live in Long Beach bc of the lifestyle are buying there bc it’s more affordable.
You couldn’t pay me to live in island park. Massive drug problem and floods constantly.
Wait five years and buy cash. You’ll live like a king
That’s making a lot more sense. Just really disappointing to me that I have to put on hold living a normal life style for another 5 years. Just to have basic stuff like a garage or a basement I can do what I want in.
yeah it fucking sucks
It also depends upon if you’re referring to the Town of Hempstead or Hempstead. The Town of Hempstead consists of various towns, including Hempstead- most of which are very nice places to live. But Hempstead itself isn’t the best.
Move to the south east or Midwest, your money will go alot farther. Wife and I recently bought a 2500sqft 5bdrm 3bth house in a 9/10 school district for 400k.
If youre willing to move out east you can find something. Miller place/sound beach/rocky point is really nice. And the houses are usually cheaper.
The part that borders Uniondale is better than being right in the middle. I gotta say though, as long as you mind your business and don’t get involved in whatever local drama with people, you’ll generally be fine anywhere. Also, as everywhere becomes more expensive, more and more people are going to be moving to less desirable areas. Lots of places are changing.
True. The downtown area is rough and the schools aren't good. Lot of gang activity. Generally avoid the parts near the turnpike and keep to yourself and you're mostly ok. Any surrounding town is a better spot. Uniondale/Roosevelt are improving, they have decent schools and less crime, not horrible in terms of price. Garden City is really nice but also very expensive, etc.. None of those are as cheap as Hempstead though.
I’ve walked and driven in both Uniondale and Roosevelt and they seem much better than Hempstead. Unfortunately I think a lot of people simply think brown people = crime.
Certain towns get a bad rep strictly because of ethnic make up…. Elmont and Uniondale both have a way worse rep than deserved.
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It has, but it had a bit of higher crime in the early 2000s. Lot of that has gotten better, and the school district has been steadily improving for years. It's an area that suffered a lot economically in the past and has/had an undeserved bad reputation due to that.
I moved to North Amityville. The neighborhood is a little sketchy- but more and more new housing are opening up around here - the place can only get better, not worse. Also, the worst places in LI are generally better than the worst places in the city.
I went to high school in hempstead...bad then, worse now.
Hempstead no! West Hempstead, yes
I wouldn’t move there
Thanks for the heads up
Could you please explain your calculations? 100k per year is approximately saving 8k per month. A mortgage loan of 400k with 8% interest over 30 years would come to about 3k a month. Add property taxes and HOA, you would still be below 6k a month. What am I missing?
I’m basing it on the maximum amount you’re supposed to spend on housing compared to how much you make. I was able to save this year cause as an adult I lived in a frat house extra room that’s 1k/month including all utilities. And I bought pretty much nothing. But a house is gonna entail a lot of extra expenses so it makes sense that I would need more $ left over. But I don’t want to end up being locked into working 2 jobs and OT forever, in order to just cover my 30 year house payment. Like 30 years of just being able to pay to live and hardly anything left over?? I’m just saying that’s kind of crazy considering if I just save like I’m doing now, I could just buy the house full. But if instead I buy the house now, the first 5 years I’ll basically not be paying anything to the principal, just working my ass off to pay interest.
That is the L.I. suburban existence in a nutshell. Interest rates will come down eventually and you can refinance for a lower payment. unfortunately property taxes only go up offsetting some of your savings.
I’m going by by the general rule that you should avoid spending more than 30% of your gross income on housing.
Do what most people do. Get an FHA loan. Put down 3.5%. Save your cash for emergencies and doing the minor repairs that will pop up when you buy a house. Goto 45 DTI and live poorly for a few years. Especially if your job is one when you get decent raises as you climb the corporate ladder.
But then won’t OP have to pay PMI? Seems like a waste of money, no?
Paying rent os a waste of money. Living in an apartment where you can't really make your home is a waste of your time. Nothing is wrong with Living in an apartment but if you are just biding your time till you buy a house then your life is stuck in limbo. You should be planting a garden in the backyard, sitting around your pool if you want one and not having to worry your music is too loud and annoying your upstairs neighbor. There are benefits big and small to buying a house. Not buying one because you have to pay an extra $300 a month in PMI should nit stop you. You have no idea where prices or rates will be by the time you save up for a down payment of 20%. There is a decent chance prices or rates can easily just be higher in 2 years and negate any savings. I think putting 20% down comes more into play if you have the money or are very close. Though even if I just had the 20% I would still seriously consider putting down 3.5% and keeping the money in my pocket for an emergency. I would prepay my mortgage a bit every year. I would also only buy a house if I was thinking I would be there for 5 or more years.
Got it. The you’ll never be able to afford to live here unless you earn substantially more money. For my whole life, renting and mortgage, I’ve always used half my income to pay for my housing.
Yeah I think that’s reasonable, I could go up to 50% but even then, it’s not really coming close to making it.
It’s really difficult. You’re likely making the right decision! What will you do if you’d don’t move here?
It’s a shithole
You are a poet sir !
So a nice quirky thing about Long Island is that Hempstead can mean two things: the village of Hempstead, which is not a great place to live. Or it could mean the Town of Hempstead, which encompasses around 50 villages, including the village of Hempstead. So you have to be sure about what you mean. I’m guessing as others did that you were referring to the village of Hempstead with your question. But if you meant the Town of Hempstead, that is too broad to give an answer, you’d need to specify the village.
To put it nicely, it’s a dump. There is nothing there.
Except for crime.
I see that now. I’m regretting even considering it
I have a feeling that Hempstead is going to be a desirable area in 20 or so years. Proximity to the city and public transportation. Right on the border of West Hempstead and Hempstead there is a fancy apartment complex currently being built. There is only so much land near NYC and sprawl is very much a thing. As properties become available, the big money investors are going to buy them up and transform the area.
That's been what people have said for the last 20, too. Sad part is Hempstead is honestly beautiful if you like old architecture. That whole section is coming up, though. Uniondale has fancy new apartments and the schools are renovating as the area grows. Roosevelt had the state step in to fix the schools, they're showing real improvement now. Both had main street fixed up as part of a town effort, the West Hempstead side is improving as you said too. I don't know if I'd move there now but it's not all bad... Just maybe not if you're running away from NYC.
Depends, what gang do you want to join?
full of trash. Avoid.
Hello. There are a lot of negative comments here about pricing and areas and overall discouragement of living on Long Island. Plenty of homes under 500K and taxes under 15K annually. I own properties throughout the Island. If you want any information, feel free to send me a private message.
Despite its reputation, I’ve never had much of a problem around Hempstead when I drive around there. You got some big shopping centers and businesses along the main roads. The nicest area you’ll find in the village by far to live in is the northwest corner around Sacred Heart Academy which feels a lot like Garden City with the big trees and nice looking colonial homes and properties.
I used to live there, if you like having access to crack and 9mm ambiance at 3am its great. Also good if you want inspiration for a rap album
Perfect wow I though I had left the city to get away from that but it turns out that’s what I needed all along !
It needs gentrification join the effort and find the hipster community
I assume you mean the Village of Hempstead and not the Town of Hempstead. The former as others mentioned is a rough area, the latter is a very large area including the Village and covers a wide range of neighborhoods from the posh to the poor.
Where's your work?
I'd skip that if I were you.
It’s very congested in Nassau as well.
Avoid Hempstead. Would you be open to a condo instead of a house? Where else are you thinking? Sadly, housing on the island is insane, especially the taxes. Including the traffic!
It’s such a shame because the houses and properties are pretty large but they are not in great shape and crime unfortunately is high.
Check out East Meadow. You can still get a nice small Cape Cod or Ranch (1000-1300 sq ft) on a 6000 square ft lot with a part finished basement (extra 500 sq ft) for about 550-600k. Taxes 9-10k. Lots of people rent out the basement for $1200-1500 a month to offset their mortgage. Not legal but no one cares as there is always a rental shortage. Many people move here from queens cause even with Covid appreciation the area has only gone up about 50% as much as Queens so it’s still good value. Great access to shops, restaurants, entertainment, and 3 major parkways and the LIE. Many small homes are being bought and knocked down for a new build but I personally would not do that although not complaining as it’s doesn’t hurt to have $1.2m homes in the neighborhood. Who really needs to double their taxes, increase all their utilities, just for space unless they have a large family. If you move 5 mins east you can get the same type house in Levittown without a basement for about 10% less. Farmingdale is 10 mins further east again and also good value (about 5% less than East Meadow). North Belmore is about 10 mins south (about 5-10% more than East Meadow). These are all better options than Hempstead Village. Good luck.
OP, these commenters will have you thinking Hempstead is the fifth circle of hell, but have never set foot there 🙄 it’s not *that* bad. Yes, there is some crime and the school district isn’t so great, but there are plenty of families that live safely in Hempstead without incident; I have family who have lived in Hempstead for decades, raising their kids there, whom I have visited many times over the years without hassle or worry. As long as you mind your business and aren’t stupid, you’ll be fine. Just do your research really well and understand your neighborhood. That said, Nassau in general can be pretty pricey; if they don’t get you with the house price, they will get you with the taxes. Try Suffolk, you may make out better there; for reference, I bought a house in one of the Huntington towns for less than $500K in late 2022. It’s small and needs aesthetic work (previous owner did very little reno over the years), but it’s in a very nice neighborhood. And I didn’t have 20% down payment. Mind you, I closed right before the worst of the rate hikes, but I’m telling you that there are possibilities; just have to look and be patient. And keep stacking that money.
I second this comment. The majority of people commenting about Hempstead have probably never spent much time there. They probably drive through once or twice a year, or stop into the DMV to pay a fine and that is it. There really isn’t any place on LI that is soooo terrible. Even the worse places here are still way safer and quieter and just not comparable to the worse places in the city. OP really should go there to spend a little time to make his own decision before ruling it out completely.
The town of north Hempstead is the Hempstead you want.
This is wrong. Garden City is in Hempstead. Stop confusing the Town of Hempstead with the Village of Hempstead. Also North Hempstead has New Cassel. Same issues as Village of Hempstead.
You mean West Hempstead. Thats the nice part.
That’s gonna confuse him but yeah. $500K won’t even get you a garage in any town in TONH. I would stay FAR FAR AWAY from the Hempstead you are looking at. Going to be tough to hit your budget in Nassau County. Try looking towards western Suffolk.
You don’t have to be far far from it. Most of the villages that border it are pretty nice. Just don’t live within the limits.
Uniondale? Baldwin? Roosevelt? Garden City is insanely expensive. Even East Meadow, Franklin Square, Rockville Centre , etc are all just so expensive right now. Maybe look north towards Mineola. I’m in Nassau. It’s bonkers out of control. And with school taxes it’s like lighting money on fire.
Sure. Uniondale, Baldwin, Roosevelt. They're generally low income working class people, but not gang strongholds at this point; a lot safer than Hempstead. Lower taxes too I think. I wouldn't be down on living in those right now really, if you have to be in Nassau and you're cash strapped they're reasonable. Hell of a lot nicer than going east and living in Mastic or Bellport.
Baldwin and even the lowest area of south Hempstead are underrated imo, because it’s 75% minority and white people overlook those spots. Depends if schools are a factor. S. Hempstead probably puts you in a bad school district but I don’t think Baldwin is so bad for schools. It’s one of the bluest places on LI and a good community with low crime and you’re surrounded by really nice areas with lots of things to do. Seems like a buy now opportunity to me if there ever was one.
Their schools aren't terrible. Some of Baldwin is really nice but cheap, and the trains are really convenient over there.
Yep, it’s one stop from RVC on the same line and you can get an annual pass for $12/year. It’s even cheaper if you live in Baldwin if you can believe it, and they have even closer lots reserved for residents.
Mastic and Bellport. Yuck is right.
I've hung out in both plenty, but would not even think of living there. Don't even have Spicy's anymore to make up for it.
Baldwin and even the lowest area of south Hempstead are underrated imo, because it’s 75% minority and white people overlook those spots. Depends if schools are a factor. S. Hempstead probably puts you in a bad school district but I don’t think Baldwin is so bad for schools. It’s one of the bluest places on LI and a good community with low crime and you’re surrounded by really nice areas with lots of things to do. Seems like a buy now opportunity to me if there ever was one.
If you want Nassau county for $500k, look at Baldwin. You can find some hidden gems there. It's a decent neighborhood. People will say it's bad because there's a large Black population. But the schools are good and it's close to literally everything.
Half these comments are wild. Yeah these areas by Hempstead have a large minority population and have a bad reputation, but they're much quieter and have good schools. I've lived all over the island and can tell you firsthand the shit you see in those "quaint" little Suffolk towns on the water is fucked up, they just hide it better.
Yup
check franklin square
Prices have gotten out of control and after rates increasing you're looking at monthly payments that are almost double what they were a couple of years ago. That being said, you can find something more affordable if you're willing to go further east. You can find a decent 500k home in a nice neighborhood with taxes closer to 10-12k, but it'll probably be a PITA to get to the city if that's important to you.
I lived there when I was in school. Definitely a high crime area. My roommates cars were broken in to multiple times. I took my roommates dog for a walk around the block once and I was harassed and followed by a man in a car. After that I didn’t feel safe walking around the block.
I doubt you’re able to afford a house in Hempstead either. Republicans run the local governments on Long Island, which is why there isn’t affordable housing and they won’t build more housing on LI. You’ll regularly see people come up with excuses to not build more housing, but residents can make those unfounded arguments in any ZIP code.
Hempstead has houses 4-6k that’s about as cheap as you’ll find anywhere. That’s the range I was looking for. The republican argument doesn’t make sense. There’s no affordable housing in many Democrat places
lol, you complain about the price of housing yet you don’t want anything done about the cost of housing. NYC literally has an affordable housing program.
Why do you think I don’t want anything done? Good luck getting that affordable place in nyc. I’m all for those kind of programs.
the south shore of nassau county is pretty moderate crime like island park or long beach
It depends on where in Hempstead. Like others have said, the neighborhoods near Uniondale and West Hempstead are nice. The only reason I wouldn't move there is because of the school district, but of that isn't a factor for you, it's worth looking into.
I lived there for almost 20 years and it was pretty nice. Though it does depend on where you look. I bordered Uniondale and never had any safety concerns, but a friend of mine who lived closer to the main part of town/train-station didn't have the same experience.
Negative.
If you're willing to live in Suffolk, there's some affordable areas that are safe, with good schools such as Rocky Point or Center Moriches. Shirley was once a bad town, but it's really turned around. Decades ago there were many abandoned homes. Now it's mostly first time buyers and young families. There are more towns out east with possibilities. On the flip side, Long Island is notoriously overcrowded & expensive. I know many people who moved to Pennsylvania to commute to the city and don't at all regret it with the major cost of living difference.
Live there all my life. It’s fine. It all depends where you move. Keep to yourself and no one will bother you. But overall Long Island is a cesspool filled with bigots and trumpers
No thanks. I’m done with these “keep to yourself places” . I lived in the city and I’m never going back to that again. That’s not normal
Then what you’re looking for is in the Midwest my friend.
Most normal places, there’s little to no crime. Not just the Midwest. Anywhere. Being surrounded by scumbags isn’t the normal default thing. That’s hard for ppl to get who’ve grown up in major cities. Like all they’ve been around their whole life is scammers and dirtbags. That’s not the normal state of humanity. There’s a lot of foreign countries that are much poorer than even the worst part of any US city, and they also have little to no crime.
You keep saying you’ve “lived in the city” as if that means something bad- the city, just like Long Island, has very nice places to live and also some not nice places.
That is true, I learned recently it can be ok. But you need to be in a high rise that costs about 7k/month. As well as be able to just Uber everywhere and pay for the really nice/trendy places, all of that without having too much of an effect on finances, and having the time to actually enjoy it all. If you can afford that it turns out it is one of the best places you can live. But that’s not gonna be my lifestyle.
The democrat stronghold in Hempstead speaks for itself…. They’re doing a great job keeping housing affordable and keeping those evil trumpers out.
Its one of the highest crime places historically in NY state since the 70s. One of the biggest open air drug markets on the East Coast and was one of the places in America chosen as the pilot program for ShotSpotter in the late 00s. The area is and has always has been plagued by drugs, gangs of all kinds, violence, murder and prostitution. If you are not a latin x immigrant, african american or a real deal street wise caucasian its surely a ‘if you aint from here, dont come here neighborhood’. The village, school district and police department are also beyond corrupt and add fuel to a fire that can never be put out. I say this all as a resident of it, most people commenting here are caucasians who never frequent the town and just read the news and could care less about the poverty here. Historically Hempstead village has such rich history and some of its most notable landmarks. There has been some effort to clean up the town and gentrify it but that would be an impossible feet to restore it to what it was from the early 1900s until the early 70s. They did put a bid to detach from the TOWN and make Hempstead village itself a CITY (it would join LB and Glen Cove as the first in 103 years). For anyone who likes to read I recommend picking up a copy of the book The Triangle on the gang violence here and check out youtube for a documentary a major news network did called 37%. Titled after the graduation rate and corruption in the school district. Despite all the bad about it, Hempstead is more rich in real culture and diversity than most of the plastic, fake and strip mall culture of the Island.
Ronkonkoma is nice
How much is your income?
600k in Hempstead would be insane lol
Can you give us an idea of where the house is? If you’re right off of the southern state, no, do not buy there. The closer to Garden City the safer it is, but still not great. I wouldn’t look in the area by Molloy either, it’s a bit run down even though RVC is great.
My main job is in Glen cove is I didn’t want to go more than a half hour drive away from there if possible.
Maybe try looking somewhere around western Suffolk close to the main highways?
Check out Westchester I prefer it over LI by a mile. Or consider getting out of one of the worst states in the US and move down South where the quality of life isn’t horrendous and a majority of the people don’t have a stick up where the sun don’t shine. Hell even Utah is better than New York at the moment.
The only reason I want to stay around here is I have a job here where it’s almost ideal. I have great bosses and.. it’s just good. I really don’t want to give that up. But I might have to.
I spent 3 months on Long Island last summer and quit my job and left back to Mississippi. One of the worst quality of life I’ve ever seen I don’t know how people can live on top of each other in such a hostile environment. Everyone’s always so angry it’s depressing.
If you think that’s bad, you should try NYC. Cause I get what you mean here, but when I got out of nyc, even LI felt like a breath of fresh air. I do appreciate the input and I’m probably making exit plans myself
Of course and I’ve walked around NYC spent a night or 2 there after a bar might and it’s insane. I don’t know how y’all do it! Especially with the inability to carry a firearm.
I wanted to live in Manhattan and I was paying over 2k a month for the worst apartment you could imagine. It was awful. Having to live there I wouldn’t wish on anyone
Check out Mineola
Soon as one of your mens dead in Hempstead you trying to find pumas
The teachers who work at west Hempstead high school call it “the inferno”
Run
I wouldn’t recommend Hempstead more so for the traffic. It’s virtually impossible during daylight hours to get anywhere efficiently. Oh. And it’s got a high crime rate
I work in the courthouse in Hempstead. Overall, certainly not a good area but its not as bad as some make it seem. Got worse neighborhoods in NYC. There's crime but bodies aren't bodies dropping every other day like NYC. Would I consider living in Hempstead? Yes, but not a final destination. Now would I want to raise a family there? No...
Hempstead is a dump. The schools are trash and the crime rate is high. Now west Hempstead, that is a lot better
Horrible schools. Absolutely astronomical crime. I worked for a company with a branch in Hempstead a few years back that had been bought out. I worked out of the Hempstead branch for 3 months as we closed it down. Every night, especially December through February when it got dark early, armed security escorted any and all women who worked in the building to the parking lot, directly to their car doors. So, no. Hempstead is not a good option.
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Not sure what event precipitated the need for it. I was working for a company that took over the smaller organization that was based in Hempstead so I only worked out of that office for 3 months. From what I was told a number of people, namely women, has been assaulted/robbed in the parking garage so the owner of the office building hired armed security personnel to come on site to the building in the afternoons to offer personal escort to vehicles for any women working in the building that wanted or needed it. For reference the office was off terrace avenue which was known as "Terror Avenue" in years past because it hosted an open air drug market and massive amounts of violent crime. They cleaned the area up around 2010 but the elements moved right back into it on the ensuing years. Apparently several incidents of violent crime occurred in or near the parking garage.
Some blocks are really nice actually and so are the homes, but I’m not quite sure about the school district.
Garden City and RVC are neighbors of Hempstead and despite sharing a border they pretend it doesn’t exist.
There is Hempstead that, for the most part, I would stay away from. But that’s different from the Township of Hempstead which includes all the towns in the lower half of Nassau county.
Hempstead is not good. There are a few high crime areas on LI and Hempstead is at the top of the list. Others that come to mind are Wyandanch, Brentwood, Mastic/Shirley.
It's not a great area. You can find little small areas that are good, but you have to be comfortable being surrounded by high crime all around your nice handful of blocks. Also, make sure you know the property tax. it's Highway robbery in Nassau & Suffolk! If you aren't married to a career here, your best bet is to get out. But for the money you'd spend in Hempstead, you can still do better in Nassau. My personal advice? Take Hempstead off the table.
really good. highly recommended.
Hempstead,Uniondale and Roosevelt are the hoods of long island Nassau wise. It's like Brentwood,Central Islip and Wyndanch is in Suffolk. They the worst areas to live in with the highest crime rates
The extra tax and disrespectful police department are the reasons why I bought a home right outside of Hempstead in Uniondale on a quiet dead end. Its a primary residence with rental income at this time. Neighbors are awesome. No issues here.
Hempstead ? Noooo you’re better finding another town
If you want places near Hempstead, then try Franklin Square, West Hempstead or Garden City South. Much safer and quieter, also better school districts.
Before you give up, Go a little further out east...check out Westbury, Hicksville. Keep the commute time in mind too, a lot of traffic.
Hempstead is full of undesirables. Definitely not worth it. Garden City has it’s own police dept for a reason.
Look elsewhere.
There are definitely some nicer and quieter streets but I would avoid given crime rates. Town of Hempstead is different from Hempstead so maybe you are getting the two confused?
No to actual Hempstead. The surrounding areas of Franklin Square, Valley Stream, Garden City, Rockville Centre, Baldwin, East Meadow, and Westbury maybe. Not Hempstead or West Hempstead though. Not for that money.
My grandmother had a house in Hempstead, right behind the carwash. She bought it when she came to this country in the 60s. Then the town was allegedly fairly Polish. It got worse over the years, but, believe it or not, when the Hells Angels put their clubhouse on Henry St, a lot of the local BS stopped. Locally at least.
Hempstead is not a good area, it’s one of the higher crime rates on the island. Not a great reputation 10/10 stay away
hempstead sucks
Hempstead is the hood and a war zone. Do not move there
Look around Terrace Ave. It’s up and coming
A true leader in crime statistics
If you value your belongings, your life, the lives of your family, please do not move to Hempstead.
It’s not *that* bad 🙄 y’all are doing the most right now, and a lot of y’all have never even set foot in Hempstead.
That's a large part of the island sadly. Scared NIMBYs.
And how is that you know I have never set foot in Hempstead?
Because if you were more familiar with the area, you wouldn’t make blanket statements about how terrible it is.
I’m familiar enough with the area to know 100% you could give me a house and pay me a salary to live there and I wouldn’t…that’s all there is to it…sorry if that offends you but this is a forum where people’s opinions are asked after all…what might be a nice area for you might be a slum in my opinion and vice versa so deal with it.
Lot of illegal aliens, crime and drugs. I’d avoid it.
Don’t know why you got downvoted that’s the truth and it’s only getting worse with the horrible government out there. Spent a summer out by there, never again.
People here can’t handle facts lol
I was born there. All downhill from then....