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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