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Bellmore is a hamlet (unincorporated area) in the south section of the Town of Hempstead, in the central-south part of Nassau County.
Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Bellmore in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of North Bellmore; on the east by the Hamlet of Wantagh; on the south by the East Bay; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Merrick.
The Hamlet of Bellmore has a different border than does the "Bellmore, NY 11710" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Bellmore, NY 11710" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Bellmore and a place can be in the Hamlet of Bellmore and have other than a "Bellmore, NY 11710" mailing address): places that have a "Bellmore, NY 11710" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Bellmore are in the Hamlet of North Bellmore, the Hamlet of Merrick and the Hamlet of Wantagh.
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We don't have kids and aren't planning to have any in the near future, so I'm not too concerned with school districts right now. We're just looking for a reasonably safe neighborhood and a decent commute to NYC. I'll definitely check out some of the areas you mentioned. I know our price range is a little low. We'd be happy with a small cottage or a townhouse, but we realize that we might have to look at coops/condos, too.
We don't have kids and aren't planning to have any in the near future, so I'm not too concerned with school districts right now. We're just looking for a reasonably safe neighborhood and a decent commute to NYC. I'll definitely check out some of the areas you mentioned. I know our price range is a little low. We'd be happy with a small cottage or a townhouse, but we realize that we might have to look at coops/condos, too.
In that case you'd do real well in Westbury, although surprisingly I didn't find a huge selection when I looked just now. Most listed on MLSLI are actually in New Cassel or Salisbury (which is good too, but might as well be Levittown).
From what you've said, I think your best bet would actually be Freeport near the water. A lot of old summer homes, cottages and bungalows. Very nice, well kept area with amazing seafood and bars on the Nautical Mile. Train into Penn is 40-45 minutes and transfers at Jamaica are rare. Taxes for that price range seem to be $5-$7 which is a steal for Long Island no matter how small the house. As long as you don't have to worry that the schools kinda stink, it's a real bargain.
Previously known as South Westbury (and, in 1990, it was renamed and also combined with the part of the Hamlet of East Meadow that was in the "Westbury, NY 11590" and "Levittown, NY 11756" postal zones), Salisbury is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northeast section of the Town of Hempstead, in the central part of Nassau County, where the Town of Hempstead converges with the Towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay.
Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Salisbury in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of New Cassel in the Town of North Hempstead (the Hempstead/North Hempstead town line); on the east by the Hamlet of Hicksville in the Town of Oyster Bay (the Hempstead/Oyster Bay Town line) and the Hamlet of Levittown; and, on the south and west by the Hamlet of East Meadow.
Salisbury is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name in their mailing address: most places in the Hamlet of Salisbury have a "Westbury, NY 11590" mailing address, but a small slice in the east part of the hamlet have a "Levittown, NY 11756" mailing address.
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Although the East Meadow S.D. has historically performed better than the Westbury schools, my understanding is that on these boards folks don't always look at the numbers, and opinions are relative.
My former boss pulled his kids out of the East Meadow school district because he felt that there was too much ESL going on there. I find that some folks here like to give the impression that if you buy a home in the westbury school district, that you are in a "less-than desirable area" and that is not the case. My point is, I have found that folks who have or can afford to do better send their kids to private schools anyway. If you are one of those people, s.d. becomes less of an issue if you're in a great location/safe neigborhood.
The Westbury s.d. is primarily made up of New Cassel students. This has driven most village residents in the s.d. to send the children to private school from middle school on. This certainly doesn't help the s.d. if the arguably more affluent/better prepared children don't attend. If you look at the more recent scores; however, you will find that the s.d. is on the rise.
The value of the area is the location, the revitalization of the down-town, the feeling that westbury village is on the come-back. This allows someone like myself, a product of private school, w/ no kids, to buy a home across the street from Old Westbury, in the $560K range as opposed to living a couple of blocks over in Jericho and paying over $700K for the same thing...my $.02...
For those who may not be familiar with Old Westbury
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This allows someone like myself, a product of private school, w/ no kids, to buy a home across the street from Old Westbury, in the $560K range as opposed to living a couple of blocks over in Jericho and paying over $700K for the same thing...my $.02...
For those who may not be familiar with Old Westbury:
Old Westbury is a village (incorporated in 1924) partly in the southeast part of the Town of North Hempstead and partly in the central-west part of the Town of Oyster Bay, in the central part of Nassau County along the North Hempstead/Oyster Bay town line.
Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Old Westbury in the Town of North Hempstead and the Town of Oyster Bay is bordered on the north by the Village of Brookville in the Town of Oyster Bay; on the east by the Village of Brookville and the Hamlet of Jericho in the Town Oyster Bay; on the south by the Village of Westbury in the Town of North Hempstead; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Roslyn Heights and the Village of East Hills in the Town of North Hempstead.
The Village of Old Westbury has a different border than does the "Old Westbury, NY 11568" ZIP Code postal zone (a place can be in the Village of Old Westbury and have other than an "Old Westbury, NY 11568" mailing address): places in the Village of Old Westbury that do not have a have an "Old Westbury, NY 11568" mailing address have a "Glen Head, NY 11545", "Roslyn, NY 11576" and "Jericho, NY 11753" mailing address.
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For those who may not be familiar with Salisbury
