by Catherine Henderson

Created on: April 29, 2009   Last Updated: May 14, 2009

There are many key factors when considering where to purchase a home. These factors can include average price of homes in the area that you are interested in, school district, population, convenience, things to do and more. Hempstead, New York seems to cover all of these aspects with rave reviews from those already living in the area. For a town that holds over 56 thousand residents, it still remains a peaceful and delicate town populated by architectural styles such as Colonial Revivals, Tudors, Victorians and Ranch or Split-Level Ranch homes.

Hempstead, NY has long since been a desired place to live due to the fact that every aspect of local living has the attractive appeal that many home owners desire such as close distances to Jones Beach, both Hofstra Museum and Hofstra University, golf courses, children's museums and public transportation lines as well as John F. Kennedy Airport. Homes in this area sell for an average of just over $327,000 ranging from single family residences, condos, townhouses, rentals, foreclosures and more. Those interested in the Hempstead real estate market have a choice of over 380 current active listings that fit those living single to those with larger families.

Demographics report an average household size of 3 members as well as 39% of households that include children. Most who live in the area have loved it enough to establish over 5 years of residency and still holding strong as residential turnovers are low. Education is rated 4 out of 5 with many successful high school and college graduates in the area thanks to the outstanding school district.

Employment is also successful in the Hempstead area bringing in a total of 83% of residents who are employed with salaries that are typically 75k to 100k per year. Crime has been kept successfully low making this area very desirable for families seeking to purchase a home.

Rich in history, which can be viewed in the design of the older homes in the town, Hempstead has long since held an honorable note among home owners for several years. Considering the activities that there are to do for children, young adults, middle-aged adults and the elderly, they appear to have every aspect of living respectively covered.

Residents of the town of Hempstead hold a certain regard for their community. The area is kept very clean and houses kept in near remarkable conditions. The fact that an economic crisis has instilled fear into so many of those who seek to purchase a home can be placed at ease by the fact that the workforce in the area seems to also remain strong and undeterred by current conditions. It is fairly easy to obtain and hold a job that has a decent salary for those in just about any field of work. All of these key factors combined makes Hempstead, NY a seemingly unbeatable place of residency among the real estate market.

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