Town of Hempstead · Nassau County, NY

Town of Hempstead Homes for Sale

Active listings from across the Town of Hempstead's South Shore communities, refreshed daily from the MLS. Filter by type, beds, or price, or browse it all below.

The Town of Hempstead is the municipal umbrella over most of southern Nassau County — 22 incorporated villages and more than 30 hamlets, with nearly 800,000 residents. This grid pulls from twelve of its largest communities: Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh, Freeport, Oceanside, Valley Stream, Garden City, Rockville Centre, East Meadow, Levittown, Seaford, and Baldwin. One note on names before you scroll: the Village of Hempstead is a single community inside the town, and the barrier-island city of Long Beach sits outside the town entirely — it has been an independent city since 1922.

Use the Type filter first. Single-family houses are the bulk of the inventory across these communities, from postwar Capes and split-levels to canal-front colonials. Co-op apartments cluster in the villages near the rail — a co-op purchase adds a board-approval step that changes the financing and the timeline — and condominiums are a smaller pool. Ownership type narrows a town-wide grid faster than any price band, because it sets the process as much as the price. Then set beds and price, or jump straight to the full list. When a listing is worth a closer look, you reach a named Leatherman Homes associate who has worked these communities since 1996.

Type Single-family Condo Co-op
Beds 3+ beds 4+ beds
Price Under $600K $600K–$900K $900K+
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Town: Bellmore, NY
Town: Merrick, NY
Town: Wantagh, NY
Town: Freeport, NY
Town: Oceanside, NY
Town: Valley Stream, NY
Town: Garden City, NY
Town: Rockville Centre, NY
Town: East Meadow, NY
Town: Levittown, NY
Town: Seaford, NY
Town: Baldwin, NY
Listing Status: Active, Coming Soon
Purchase Type: For Sale

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The smart way to browse the Town of Hempstead

A grid this wide rewards a deliberate filter, because the Town of Hempstead is a collection of separate village markets rather than one. Garden City, canal-front Merrick, and postwar Levittown can all appear on the same page, and each prices on its own logic — the school district, the flood picture, and the housing stock of its own community. The grid draws from twelve of the town's largest communities: Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh, Freeport, Oceanside, Valley Stream, Garden City, Rockville Centre, East Meadow, Levittown, Seaford, and Baldwin. If you already know your community, its own listings page narrows this same inventory to one place.

Most of what you will see is single-family resale stock — postwar Capes, ranches, and split-levels, expanded and renovated to very different standards over the decades, with larger colonials and waterfront homes toward the canals and the bay. Co-ops cluster in the villages near the rail, and a co-op purchase runs through a board-approval step that changes the financing and the timeline. Two listings with similar photos can carry very different tax lines, flood exposure, and permit histories, which is why we read those three things on any house before talking price. For the full picture of how the town is organized — the villages, the hamlets, the school district structure, and the three different meanings of "Hempstead" — start with the Town of Hempstead guide, or step up a level to the Nassau County guide.

Town of Hempstead guide Nassau County guide Rockville Centre Garden City Freeport Bellmore Merrick Wantagh Oceanside Valley Stream

How to read this grid

Three reads sort a town-wide page quickly. First, ownership type: the single-family, condo, and co-op filters above the grid set the purchase process itself, and a co-op's board step is worth knowing about before you fall for the photos. Second, geography: listings south of Merrick Road run toward the canals and the Great South Bay, where the FEMA flood zone and elevation do real work on insurance cost and resale, while inland communities like East Meadow and Levittown trade water proximity for larger pools of mid-century houses. Third, the district: school district lines are drawn block by block across the town, so two nearby listings can feed different schools and carry different school tax lines. None of that shows up in a listing photo, and all of it is checkable — the sources below are the same ones we use.

Town of Hempstead map Town Building Department Nassau County Nassau school district list FEMA flood map LIRR schedules

Town of Hempstead listings — common questions

Which communities does this page cover?

The grid pulls active MLS listings from twelve of the Town of Hempstead's largest communities: Bellmore, Merrick, Wantagh, Freeport, Oceanside, Valley Stream, Garden City, Rockville Centre, East Meadow, Levittown, Seaford, and Baldwin. The town itself contains 22 incorporated villages and more than 30 hamlets, and we work purchases across all of them — if your community is missing from the grid, reach out and we will pull its inventory directly.

Is this the same as searching "Hempstead"?

Usually no. A listing marked "Hempstead" typically means the Village of Hempstead, a single community inside the much larger town. This page covers the town-wide market. Long Beach is separate again — it has been an independent city outside the town since 1922.

What kinds of homes are for sale in the Town of Hempstead?

Mostly single-family houses — postwar Capes, ranches, and split-levels inland, with larger colonials and canal-front homes toward the bay. Co-op apartments cluster in the villages near the LIRR stations, and condominiums are a smaller pool. The type filters above the grid sort them in one click.

How current are these listings?

The grid pulls active listings from the MLS and refreshes daily. When a listing is worth a closer look, you reach a named Leatherman Homes associate directly.

Does Leatherman Homes work across the whole town?

Yes. The brokerage has been based in Rockville Centre, inside the town, since 1996. Broker Kevin Leatherman has closed more than 1,100 transactions in this market, and the roster is twenty-six licensed associates, most running their own book, plus two small teams. On any house here we confirm the school district line, the flood zone, and the permit history before you write an offer.

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Get a clear, no-pressure read on what your home is worth in today's market — priced off the district line, the flood zone, and real comparable sales in your own community. A named broker handles it.

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Data last verified July 2026. Town, school-district, flood-map, and rail facts confirmed against the official sources linked above; live listing counts and prices update daily from the MLS. We do not publish a town-wide median here, because a figure that blends Garden City, Levittown, and canal-front Freeport is no use to price against — the live grid above is the current answer.

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