Valley Stream or West Hempstead (New York, Union: 2009, rental, sex offenders)

[I_Love_LI_but]

Malverne was rated in Newsday very recently as one of the few districts most in need of improvement on Long Island. Most people in Malverne (any race) send their kids to private school if they can afford it, so that's considerable money spent on tuition on top of high taxes that directly go to the school district. IMO, considering the taxes we pay on Long Island, people should vote with their feet and choose not to become part of a crummy school district. Nobody gets a tax break when they live in the inferior school districts. The taxes are the same or sometimes higher than in the better regarded school districts.

Maybe if new people avoid buying into inferior school districts and existing residents protest the crappy service they are getting for their high tax dollars, IT WILL GIVE THE PEOPLE RUNNING THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THE INCENTIVE TO DO BETTER.

FOR THE PRICE OF THE TAXES ON LONG ISLAND, I FIRMLY BELIEVE NO SCHOOL DISTRICT SHOULD BE INFERIOR.

Also, the school district your house is in DOES AFFECT YOUR CHANCES AT RESALE AND THE VALUE OF YOUR HOME. It is an unwise investment to purchase a home in an inferior school district (even if you DO NOT have kids) if you can afford a home in a better one.

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by Tess22

Despite the overwhelming support for VS I have another question. Does anyone know about the W.Helpstead Lakeview neighbourhood, just off Woodfield Rd.

Lakeview is not a good area. Avoid it altogether.

[jennydmac]

I worked at Valley Stream Central High School and it did a nice job of educating the students. I would be wary of West Hempstead. ]

[Mobilemoll]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Lakeview is not a good area. Avoid it altogether.

It's funny, but the area I've been through (on the way to West Hempstead) looks nice. I forget the road, but part of it is on the N15 line. The nice area stops before you get near the Courtesy Motel.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

Tess22, Lakeview is a hamlet, just like West Hempstead is a hamlet, with the difference being that while there is a "West Hempstead, NY 11552" ZIP Code postal zone, there is no "Lakeview, NY" ZIP Code postal zone, and hence all places in the Hamlet of Lakeview have other than a "Lakeview, NY" mailing address.


For those who may not be familiar with Lakeview:

Lakeview is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the center section of the Town of Hempstead, in the southwest part of Nassau County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Lakeview in the Town of Hempstead is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Malverne-Oaks and the Hamlet of West Hempstead; on the east by the Village of Rockville Centre; on the south by the Village of Rockville Centre and the Village of Lynbrook; and, on the west by the Village of Malverne.





Lakeview is one of those many villages and hamlets on long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name as part of their mailing address: places in the Hamlet of Lakeview have a "West Hempstead, NY 11552" and "Rockville Centre, NY 11570" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

So can Lakeview kids go to either Malverne, West Hempstead or Rockville Centre schools?

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by Mobilemoll

It's funny, but the area I've been through (on the way to West Hempstead) looks nice. I forget the road, but part of it is on the N15 line. The nice area stops before you get near the Courtesy Motel.

So Lakeview is a mixed bag of a community?

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by Mobilemoll

It's funny, but the area I've been through (on the way to West Hempstead) looks nice. I forget the road, but part of it is on the N15 line. The nice area stops before you get near the Courtesy Motel.

You are describing the Rockville Centre border of Lakeview.

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

So can Lakeview kids go to either Malverne, West Hempstead or Rockville Centre schools?

They all go to the Malverne School District. However, interestingly enough, on MLSLI.com – Long Island Real Estate – Find A Home in Nassau, Suffolk & Queens (Long Island's Multiple Listing site), the homes in Lakeview do not have their own category and are instead categorized as Rockville Centre. (I can see Walter Greenspan shaking his head right now!)

[I_Love_LI_but]

Originally Posted by ckhthankgod

So Lakeview is a mixed bag of a community?

Let me put it this way, if you like Roosevelt or Uniondale, you might like Lakeview. For me no way would I waste my money, especially with the property taxes being just as high as in a nicer and more stable neighborhood.

[ckhthankgod]

Originally Posted by I_Love_LI_but

Let me put it this way, if you like Roosevelt or Uniondale, you might like Lakeview. For me no way would I waste my money, especially with the property taxes being just as high as in a nicer and more stable neighborhood.

Interesrting......So, is the average family income is low for LI? It's at just under 69,000 per family. 4.9% of the families and 6.3% of the people in the community live below the poverty level.