North Shore · Incorporated Village · Towns of North Hempstead & Oyster Bay

Old Westbury

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

LIRR to NYC

about 40–50 minutes, peak

Main Line

Typical taxes

$30,000 – $120,000+

per year, all in

Schools

4 districts

serving this address range

Typical price

$2M – $7M

single family, across the market

What I Tell Buyers About Old Westbury

Old Westbury is what is left of the Gold Coast estate belt as a working residential village - roughly four thousand people spread across a footprint most Nassau villages would fit inside several times over, on two-acre and larger zoning. There is effectively no commercial strip. What there is instead is the Old Westbury Gardens, two college campuses in NYIT and LIU Post, and a lot of long private frontage.

Two things genuinely complicate an address here. The village straddles the Town of North Hempstead and the Town of Oyster Bay, so which town hall governs an address is not uniform. And the village is split across four school districts - East Williston, Jericho, Roslyn and Westbury - with the Wheatley School and Westbury High School both physically inside the village while serving different populations. Neither question has a rule of thumb. Both are parcel facts.

  • —Two-acre and larger zoning across most of the village
  • —Split between the Town of North Hempstead and the Town of Oyster Bay
  • —Four school districts serving one village
  • —Old Westbury Gardens, NYIT and LIU Post
  • —No LIRR station of its own - every commute here starts in the car

What It Costs

What this market actually runs

These are market ranges for Old Westbury. This is an estate market, which means the spread is enormous and the median tells you very little: lot size, frontage, and whether a house has been brought up to date move the number far more than bedroom count does. Turnover is low enough that a single sale distorts any average you read.

Smaller lots, the accessible end
$1.5M – $2.5M
Typical two-acre single family
$2.5M – $5M
Estate property
$5M – $20M+

The Schools

East Williston UFSD

North Side School and Willets Road School, feeding The Wheatley School - which sits inside Old Westbury itself.

District website

Jericho UFSD

Cantiague, Seaman and Robert Williams elementaries, Jericho Middle School and Jericho High School.

District website

Roslyn UFSD

Harbor Hill and East Hills elementaries, Roslyn Middle School and Roslyn High School.

District website

Westbury UFSD

Drexel Avenue, Park Avenue and Powells Lane schools, Westbury Middle School and Westbury High School - the high school is inside the village boundary.

District website

The catch

Four districts inside one village is the most complicated school picture in Nassau, and it is the reason an Old Westbury address tells you almost nothing on its own. Published descriptions of the split disagree with each other, which should tell you how little weight to put on any of them. Pull the parcel and confirm with the district office - there is no shortcut here, and the difference is not a small one.

I name districts and link to them rather than ranking them. For enrollment, performance and spending, go to the State's own data: NYSED school report cards. School attendance is determined by the property, not by the mailing address, and should be confirmed with the district before you go to contract.

The Tax Bill

$30,000 – $120,000+

typical annual bill, all in

The highest band on this list, and the widest, because assessed values here run further than anywhere else in the county. Village tax applies on top of county, town and school, the town portion depends on which of the two towns an address falls in, and the school portion depends on which of the four districts it lands in. Nothing about this is estimable from outside - pull the parcel.

These are typical ranges for the town, not a quote for any address. Pull the actual bill before you make an offer: Nassau County Land Records Viewer and the Department of Assessment. I will do it with you.

The Commute

about 40–50 minutes, peak

to Penn Station

Branch
Main Line
Stations
Westbury (approx. 3 mi) · Hicksville (approx. 3–4 mi)

Old Westbury has no station of its own. Most commuters drive to Westbury or Hicksville on the Main Line, and Hicksville is the faster of the two because more expresses stop there. From the western end of the village, Albertson and East Williston on the Oyster Bay Branch are closer in miles but much slower in practice - that branch has the thinnest service on the railroad. Check current times on TrainTime before you count on any of it.

Times are approximate peak-direction runs and change with every timetable. Check your own hours on MTA TrainTime, and ride it once before you buy.

Old Westbury Questions, Answered

What school district is Old Westbury, NY in?
Old Westbury addresses fall into 4 districts: East Williston UFSD, Jericho UFSD, Roslyn UFSD and Westbury UFSD. Four districts inside one village is the most complicated school picture in Nassau, and it is the reason an Old Westbury address tells you almost nothing on its own. Published descriptions of the split disagree with each other, which should tell you how little weight to put on any of them. Pull the parcel and confirm with the district office - there is no shortcut here, and the difference is not a small one.
How much are property taxes in Old Westbury, NY?
A typical all-in annual bill in Old Westbury - county, town, school and village tax where one applies - runs about $30,000 – $120,000+. The highest band on this list, and the widest, because assessed values here run further than anywhere else in the county. Village tax applies on top of county, town and school, the town portion depends on which of the two towns an address falls in, and the school portion depends on which of the four districts it lands in. Nothing about this is estimable from outside - pull the parcel.
How long is the commute from Old Westbury to Manhattan?
Old Westbury has no LIRR station of its own. The nearest are Westbury (approx. 3 mi) and Hicksville (approx. 3–4 mi) on the Main Line, and Penn Station is about 40–50 minutes, peak. Old Westbury has no station of its own. Most commuters drive to Westbury or Hicksville on the Main Line, and Hicksville is the faster of the two because more expresses stop there. From the western end of the village, Albertson and East Williston on the Oyster Bay Branch are closer in miles but much slower in practice - that branch has the thinnest service on the railroad. Check current times on TrainTime before you count on any of it.
How much do homes cost in Old Westbury, NY?
These are market ranges for Old Westbury. This is an estate market, which means the spread is enormous and the median tells you very little: lot size, frontage, and whether a house has been brought up to date move the number far more than bedroom count does. Turnover is low enough that a single sale distorts any average you read.
Is Old Westbury on the North Shore or the South Shore?
Old Westbury is on Nassau County's North Shore — Incorporated Village · Towns of North Hempstead & Oyster Bay. It is one of the markets I cover.

Also on the North Shore

Great NeckOyster BayBayvilleSea CliffGlen HeadMill NeckManhassetOld Brookville

Elsewhere in Nassau

Rockville CentreOceansideMerrickGarden CityMassapequaFreeportValley StreamLynbrookEast RockawayBaldwinSeafordNew Hyde ParkWilliston Park

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Averages hide everything that matters here — the school zone, the flood zone, the tax bill, the walk to the station. Tell me what you are looking for and I will tell you what it actually trades at.

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