What is the median home value in South Hempstead, NY?

Name: Home values in South Hempstead, NY, 2020–2024
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The median value of owner-occupied homes in South Hempstead, NY is $601,000 (±$52,572), as owners estimated it in the Census Bureau’s 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

In South Hempstead, the median home value went from $434,500 in 2015–2019 to $601,000 in 2020–2024 (+38.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Median home value: $601,000 (±$52,572)
Owner-occupied homes: 1,094 (±235)
Most common range: $500,000 to $999,999

Home values in South Hempstead

Owner-occupied homes by value, 2020–2024
Value	South Hempstead	Nassau County	New York	United States
Less than $50,000	1.6% (±1.9 points)	1.1%	3.9%	5.3%
$50,000 to $99,999	0.0% (±3.8 points)	1.1%	5.6%	6.1%
$100,000 to $149,999	0.0% (±3.8 points)	0.5%	6.7%	6.8%
$150,000 to $199,999	0.0% (±3.8 points)	0.8%	8.3%	9.0%
$200,000 to $299,999	8.0% (±11.5 points)	2.4%	13.2%	17.8%
$300,000 to $499,999	20.0% (±8.5 points)	14.1%	19.7%	26.9%
$500,000 to $999,999	66.2% (±14.0 points)	63.4%	30.1%	20.9%
$1,000,000 or more	4.2% (±4.4 points)	16.6%	12.6%	7.1%

The most common range is $500,000 to $999,999, 66.2% of owned homes.

Value is the owner’s own estimate of what the home and lot would sell for, not a sale price or an assessment.

South Hempstead against Nassau County, its state and the nation

Estimate (90% margin of error)
	South Hempstead	Nassau County	New York	United States
Median home value	$601,000 (±$52,572)	$684,700 (±$2,833)	$423,800 (±$1,627)	$332,700
Owner-occupied homes	1,094 (±235)	375,466 (±2,322)	4,196,985 (±19,607)	84,210,142

In South Hempstead, the median home value is lower than in Nassau County ($684,700).

It is also higher than in New York ($423,800).

It is higher than the national figure ($332,700).

In Nassau County, South Hempstead ranks 54 of 62 places with a published estimate, from highest to lowest median home value.

Statewide, it ranks 141 of 403.

Rankings use the estimates alone; where margins of error overlap, neighboring ranks may not truly differ.

How home values in South Hempstead have changed since 2015–2019

2015–2019 and 2020–2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates
	2015–2019	2020–2024	Amount of change	Verdict
Median home value	$434,500 (±$39,801)	$601,000 (±$52,572)	+38.3%	No measurable change after inflation
Median owner cost with a mortgage	$2,876 (±$230)	$3,886 (±$193)	+35.1%	Up after inflation

The Census Bureau publishes 2015–2019 dollars in 2019 dollars and 2020–2024 dollars in 2024 dollars.

Prices (the CPI-U, US Bureau of Labor Statistics) rose 22.7% between 2019 and 2024, so a dollar figure’s verdict compares the two after raising the earlier one by that much, using the Census Bureau’s test for a difference.

The two periods do not overlap, as the Census Bureau recommends for 5-year estimates.

Median home value in places near South Hempstead

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with South Hempstead
Place	Distance	Median home value	Compared with this place
South Hempstead	—	$601,000 (±$52,572)	—
Lakeview	1.4 mi	$565,300 (±$42,396)	Not measurably different
Village of Rockville Centre	1.4 mi	$818,700 (±$22,866)	Higher
Village of Hempstead	1.6 mi	$459,500 (±$13,873)	Lower
West Hempstead	1.7 mi	$653,600 (±$16,344)	Not measurably different
Roosevelt	2.1 mi	$477,400 (±$26,164)	Lower
Baldwin (community)	2.3 mi	$593,800 (±$12,261)	Not measurably different
Village of Malverne	2.6 mi	$651,100 (±$19,043)	Not measurably different
Garden City South	2.9 mi	$740,400 (±$53,752)	Higher

Nearby places with a measurably lower figure: Village of Hempstead, NY ($459,500), Roosevelt, NY ($477,400).

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Village of Rockville Centre, NY ($818,700), Garden City South, NY ($740,400).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Median home value across Nassau County, place by place

Rank	Place	Median home value
48	Plainedge	$615,800 (±$13,718)
49	Harbor Isle	$614,400 (±$35,214)
50	North Valley Stream	$613,800 (±$16,896)
51	South Farmingdale	$607,700 (±$10,778)
52	Bethpage	$605,900 (±$18,099)
53	Elmont	$602,900 (±$12,111)
54	South Hempstead	$601,000 (±$52,572)
55	Baldwin (community)	$593,800 (±$12,261)
56	Bellerose Terrace	$592,400 (±$72,911)
57	Levittown	$590,500 (±$7,665)
58	Lakeview	$565,300 (±$42,396)
59	Uniondale	$539,000 (±$26,838)
60	New Cassel	$509,100 (±$41,722)

Showing 13 of 62 places in Nassau County, ranked from highest to lowest.

South Hempstead is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

It lies inside the Town of Hempstead, whose figures include it.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates), compared with 2015–2019.

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about South Hempstead

What is the average home value in South Hempstead, NY?

The Census Bureau publishes the median: $601,000 (±$52,572) for owner-occupied homes in South Hempstead (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

Have home values in South Hempstead gone up?

In South Hempstead, the median home value went from $434,500 in 2015–2019 to $601,000 in 2020–2024 (+38.3%).

Prices (CPI-U) rose 22.7% over the same years; the change is not measurably different from the rise in prices.

Is this what homes in South Hempstead sell for?

No: it is the value owners reported, which tends to lag the market; recent sale prices and an appraisal answer that question.

Sources

To check these figures in the Census Bureau’s own API, request the variables below from the 2024 ACS 5-year data profile (acs/acs5/profile) for South Hempstead CDP, New York (place:69188, in state:36).

Each estimate (E or PE) has a margin of error beside it (M or PM).

The 2015–2019 figures are B25077_001E, B25077_001M, B25088_002E, B25088_002M, B25103_001E, B25103_001M from the 2019 release.

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DP04_0089E, DP04_0089M, DP04_0046E, DP04_0046M, DP04_0081PE, DP04_0081PM, DP04_0082PE, DP04_0082PM, DP04_0083PE, DP04_0083PM, DP04_0084PE, DP04_0084PM, DP04_0085PE, DP04_0085PM, DP04_0086PE, DP04_0086PM, DP04_0087PE, DP04_0087PM, DP04_0088PE, DP04_0088PM

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Figures are published by the US Census Bureau, HUD, the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the FBI; Seayora reproduces them and does not adjust them, except where a sentence says it compares dollar figures after inflation. They describe the whole place, not any one building or street, and are not an appraisal, a rent determination, a tax bill, a safety rating or legal advice.