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Best Places to Live in America
North Hempstead was ranked #46 out of the Top 100 Best Places to Live in America by CNN Money Magazine. Below is a sample of the statistical comparison of North Hempstead to the top 100.
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Financial |
Town of North Hempstead |
Best places avg. |
Median family income
(per year) |
$119,619 |
$93,313 |
Family purchasing power
(annual, cost-of-living adjusted) |
$72,894 |
$84,802 |
Sales tax |
4.00% |
6.60% |
State income tax rate
(highest bracket) |
6.85% |
5.22% |
State income tax rate
(lowest bracket) |
4.00% |
2.42% |
Auto insurance premiums
(Average price quotes, for the state) |
$2,566 |
$1,854 |
Job growth %
(2000-2007) |
2.90% |
18.60% |
Housing |
|
|
Median home price |
$649,000 |
$293,712 |
Average property taxes
(2006) |
$9,595 |
$4,072 |
Source: CNN Money
Best Places to Live for a Healthy Retirement
North Hempstead was also recently ranked the #2 Best Places to Live for a Healthy Retirement by CNN Money Magazine in September 2009. Below is a sample of the statistical comparison of North Hempstead to the top 100.
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Quality of Life |
Town of North Hempstead |
Best places avg. |
Air Quality Index*
(% of days AQI ranked as good) |
79.0% |
78.6% |
Personal crime incidents
(per 1,000) |
1 |
1 |
Property crime incidents (per 1,000) |
16 |
19 |
Median commute time
(in minutes) |
29.2 |
22.5 |
% population with commute 45 mins. or longer |
32.0% |
13.8% |
% population walk or bike to work |
4.3% |
2.3% |
Leisure and Culture |
|
|
Movie theaters (within 15 miles) |
331 |
24 |
Restaurants (within 15 miles) |
25,562 |
1,923 |
Bars (within 15 miles) |
1,668 |
174 |
Public golf courses (within 30 miles) |
397 |
148 |
Libraries (within 15 miles) |
530 |
53 |
Museums (accredited by AAM; within 30 miles) |
35 |
7 |
Ski resorts (within 100 miles) |
35 |
17 |
Arts funding (Dollars per person of state funds spent on arts) |
2.6 |
1.2 |
Top-Earning Towns in America
North Hempstead was ranked 12th by CNN Money Magazine on its Top-Earning Towns in America list.
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Financial |
Town of North Hempstead |
Population |
212,845 |
Median family income
(per year) |
$124,069 |
Median home price |
$571,750 |
Sales tax |
4.00% |
Source:
CNN Money