| Index | Hempstead | New York | National |
| Median home price | $339,500 | $286,300 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $1,483 | $1,159 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 43.8% | 53.6% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 56.2% | 46.4% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Wyandanch, NY | 11,632 | $294,200 | 59% |
| Roosevelt, NY | 16,522 | $326,900 | 77% |
| Roslyn, NY | 2,888 | $333,000 | 80% |
| North Amityville, NY | 18,890 | $335,700 | 82% |
| Copiague, NY | 23,200 | $343,500 | 86% |
| Hempstead, NY | 55,153 | $339,500 | 84% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Chicopee, MA | 55,186 | $188,400 | 2% |
| Apex, NC | 55,220 | $348,500 | 89% |
| Gilroy, CA | 55,227 | $717,800 | 289% |
| Carson City, NV | 55,244 | $299,900 | 62% |
| Manhattan, KS | 55,045 | $213,200 | 15% |
| Hempstead, NY | 55,153 | $339,500 | 84% |
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