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A town of 5,657, settled in 1983.
New Hempstead's schools rank behind 96% of the state's. Overall it grades C, 570th among New York's 745 graded towns. Residents are healthier than 89% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates and natural-hazard risk is low. Its weakest subject is cost of living: homes are expensive, about $817K for a typical one and 8.2 times the New York metro’s $99K median household income. New Hempstead’s trail network density is 1.6 miles per square mile, above both the New York town median (0.4) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Only 26 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on history. New Hempstead's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 94% of U.S. towns.
Where New Hempstead beats most towns.
| Widest gap | New Hempstead | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 17.2% |
Where New Hempstead’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far New Hempstead is from typical.
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Census counts: 4,200 in 1990, 5,463 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 1827 and 3 maps from 1910 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around New Hempstead. Close and well known come first.
Big draw18 mi MuseumUnited States Military Academy
Big draw26 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw28 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw23 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw27 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw26 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a yearUnited States Military Academy: USMA Public Affairs Office, Public domain · Central Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in New Hempstead, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in New Hempstead.
New Hempstead owes part of its health edge to its incomes, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New York.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 4,929 U.S. towns with household incomes like New Hempstead’s, it is healthier than 72%, a smaller edge than it has nationally: part of it comes with its incomes.
Just over a tenth of New Hempstead adults report frequent physical distress. The share of adults in New Hempstead who sleep under 7 hours is 42%, against 37% in New York’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns.
| New Hempstead | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 37% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 34% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 14% | 14% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 21% | 23% |
| What stands out | New Hempstead | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.7% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 8.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Storm and flood damage is expected to run lower than in 91% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in New Hempstead after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2021. Expected losses in New Hempstead break down as 57% from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves. Since 1999, New Hempstead has seen 6 flood insurance claims paid out.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Half the trips to work are shorter than 8 miles. Jobs in New Hempstead grew by 127 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,183. For most workers, New Hempstead is a place to come home to: only 4% work in town. Its typical household income is $126,000.
| New Hempstead | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $126,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 35 to 64 are 30% of residents (39% statewide); children under 18 are 29% of residents (21% statewide). New Hempstead’s midpoint age stands at 32 years. 47% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more here. Population is up 3.7% in the town since 2020, to 5,657 by the Census Bureau’s 2025 estimate.
| New Hempstead | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 32 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 47% | 32% | 29% |
53% women, 47% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±3.7 points. Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| New Hempstead | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 15.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 14.1% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 11.5% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.8% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 11.2% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.5% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 8.4% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 10.4% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 11.8% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 27.9% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 9.2% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 4.5% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 25.9% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 20.7% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
Census population estimates, 2025 · U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates
July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 20° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
At 8.2 years of the New York metro’s $99K median household income, the typical home costs more against local pay than in 90% of New York towns; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living.
New Hempstead’s midpoint rent comes in at $1,691 a month.
| New Hempstead | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 95% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,691 a month | $1,098 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
26 within 15 miles of the center of New Hempstead
About 6 of every 100 New Hempstead residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
Village in New York, United States
New Hempstead is a village in the town of Ramapo, Rockland County, New York, United States. It is located north of New Square, east of Wesley Hills, south of Pomona, and west of New City. As of July 2023, the United States Census Bureau estimated the population as 5,419. Residents utilize the Spring Valley and New City post offices.
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6 towns share a border with New Hempstead.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Hempstead | #570 | C | D | — | D− | A |
| Hillcrest | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wesley Hills | #386 | B− | D | — | D | A |
| Viola | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monsey | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| New Square | #745 | D− | D− | — | D− | D |
| Spring Valley | #740 | D− | D | C | D− | D |
New Hempstead, Wesley Hills and New Square report no FBI crime data of their own. Hillcrest, Viola and Monsey aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare New Hempstead with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
New Hempstead grades C overall, better than 27% of U.S. towns and #570 of 745 in New York. It grades A for health and D− for schools. Schools is its weak spot, with a D−.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $817,000, 56% above the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
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