Nassau County, Town by Town

22 towns & villages · North Shore & South Shore

19 of these are towns I have actually closed business in — 56 sales and 27 leases between them — and on those pages the price ranges come from my own closings rather than an estimate. The remaining 3 are markets I cover across the same county. Either way the school districts, taxes and train times are the questions I get asked first, answered honestly, including the parts that are more complicated than a listing site will tell you.

Nassau is a patchwork of villages, hamlets and split school districts. A mailing address is not a school district and it is not a tax bill. Each page says where the lines move.

South Shore

10 towns

Incorporated Village · Town of Hempstead

Rockville Centre

The village I have sold the most houses in

To NYC: about 35–45 minutes, peak
Taxes: $13,000 – $22,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 13 · $172,500 – $1,475,000

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Hamlet · Town of Hempstead

Oceanside

Twelve closings and counting, from Daly Boulevard to the canals

To NYC: about 40–50 minutes, peak
Taxes: $11,000 – $18,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 12 · $440,000 – $810,000

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Hamlet · Town of Hempstead

Merrick

Bellmore-Merrick schools, no village tax, and a bay at the end of the block

To NYC: about 40–50 minutes, peak
Taxes: $12,000 – $20,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 3 · $572,500 – $880,000

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Hamlet & Village of Massapequa Park · Town of Oyster Bay

Massapequa

Two stations, three school districts, and more house for the money

To NYC: about 45–55 minutes, peak
Taxes: $11,000 – $18,000 / yr, typical
My sales: $540,000

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Incorporated Village · Town of Hempstead

Freeport

Village electric, the Nautical Mile, and the best value on the South Shore

To NYC: about 35–45 minutes, peak
Taxes: $10,000 – $17,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 4 · $432,000 – $586,500

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Incorporated Village & unincorporated areas · Town of Hempstead

Valley Stream

The shortest ride in Nassau, and a school map unlike anywhere else

To NYC: about 30–35 minutes, peak
Taxes: $9,000 – $16,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 4 · $423,010 – $510,000

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Incorporated Village · Town of Hempstead

Lynbrook

A three-branch junction and a walkable village downtown

To NYC: about 30–40 minutes, peak
Taxes: $12,000 – $19,000 / yr, typical
My sales: $665,000

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Incorporated Village · Town of Hempstead

East Rockaway

Two stations in a village of one square mile

To NYC: about 40–50 minutes, peak
Taxes: $11,000 – $18,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 2 · $515,000 – $875,000

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Hamlet · Town of Hempstead

Baldwin

No village tax, Babylon Branch, and room to grow

To NYC: about 35–45 minutes, peak
Taxes: $10,000 – $16,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 2 · $515,000 – $570,000

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Hamlet · Town of Oyster Bay

Seaford

Unincorporated, quiet, and the canals are the whole point

To NYC: about 45–55 minutes, peak
Taxes: $10,000 – $16,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 2 · $620,000 – $664,990

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North Shore

9 towns

Nine villages & unincorporated areas · Town of North Hempstead

Great Neck

The fastest commute in Nassau, and the most complicated map

To NYC: about 30–40 minutes, peak
Taxes: $15,000 – $40,000+ / yr, typical
My sales: 3 · $235,000 – $2,999,000

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Hamlet · Town of Oyster Bay

Oyster Bay

A real harbor village, no village tax, and the longest train on this list

To NYC: about 70–85 minutes, usually with a change
Taxes: $12,000 – $25,000 / yr, typical
My sales: $655,000

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Incorporated Village · Town of Oyster Bay

Bayville

A beach town on the Sound with no train and no apologies

To NYC: about 75–90 minutes, including the drive to a station
Taxes: $12,000 – $25,000 / yr, typical
My sales: $698,000

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Incorporated Village · Town of Oyster Bay

Sea Cliff

Victorian houses on a hillside over Hempstead Harbor

To NYC: about 60–75 minutes, usually with a change
Taxes: $12,000 – $22,000 / yr, typical
My sales: $582,000

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Hamlet · Town of Oyster Bay

Glen Head

North Shore schools and bigger lots, without a village tax

To NYC: about 55–70 minutes, usually with a change
Taxes: $15,000 – $30,000 / yr, typical
Typical: $950K – $1.5M

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Incorporated Village · Town of Oyster Bay

Mill Neck

A thousand people, two-acre zoning, and two school districts

To NYC: about 65–80 minutes, usually with a change
Taxes: $20,000 – $60,000+ / yr, typical
My sales: $615,000

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Hamlet · Town of North Hempstead

Manhasset

One of the shortest North Shore rides, and three separate questions behind every address

To NYC: about 35–45 minutes, peak
Taxes: $15,000 – $45,000+ / yr, typical
Typical: $1.2M – $4M

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Incorporated Village · Towns of North Hempstead & Oyster Bay

Old Westbury

Estate zoning, two towns, and four school districts inside one village

To NYC: about 40–50 minutes, peak
Taxes: $30,000 – $120,000+ / yr, typical
Typical: $2M – $7M

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Incorporated Village · Town of Oyster Bay

Old Brookville

A village whose own name never appears on the mail

To NYC: about 60–75 minutes, usually with a change
Taxes: $25,000 – $80,000+ / yr, typical
My sales: $1,400,000

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Central Nassau

3 towns

Incorporated Village · Town of Hempstead

Garden City

Three LIRR stations, one of the tightest markets in Nassau

To NYC: about 40–50 minutes, peak
Taxes: $18,000 – $30,000 / yr, typical
My sales: $825,000

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Incorporated Village & unincorporated areas · Towns of North Hempstead & Hempstead

New Hyde Park

Main Line trains, Queens on the doorstep, and thirteen of my transactions

To NYC: about 30–35 minutes, peak
Taxes: $11,000 – $20,000 / yr, typical
My sales: 2 · $640,000 – $749,888

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Incorporated Village · Town of North Hempstead

Williston Park

A half-square-mile village split between two very good districts

To NYC: about 40–50 minutes, peak, often with a change
Taxes: $12,000 – $20,000 / yr, typical
My sales: $715,000

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These are the towns deep enough in my own transaction history to write a full page about. I have also sold in Bethpage, Bellmore, North Bellmore, Carle Place, East Meadow, Farmingdale, Floral Park, Franklin Square, Hicksville, Levittown, Mineola, Westbury, Woodmere, Smithtown, Huntington and Port Jefferson, and across Queens, Brooklyn and Suffolk. Ask me about yours.

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