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