See which areas on Long Island have the most rental units
When it comes to rental occupancy – the number of housing units that are rented out (excluding vacation rentals) – Hempstead, N.Y. far surpasses any other village or hamlet on Long Island.
We wanted to find out where rentals are on Long Island and to see if they’re concentrated in any specific area, and using Census data, we narrowed that to the top 10 places on Long Island that have the most rentals.
Keep in mind that illegal rentals are unlikely to be included in Census data.
| Name | Total rental units |
|---|---|
| Village of Hempstead | 9768 |
| Long Beach | 6441 |
| Glen Cove | 5002 |
| Coram | 4961 |
| Freeport | 4534 |
| Brentwood | 3921 |
| Bay Shore | 3556 |
| West Babylon | 3412 |
| Central Islip | 3250 |
| Rockville Centre | 3036 |
Looking at that table, a few things stand out that are worth exploring.
The village of Hempstead, for example, has an estimated 9,768 rental units, which is 52 percent more than Long Beach and nearly double that of Glen Cove.
If we look at the places ranked 3 to 10, the differences are much smaller. Glen Cove has 1 percent more rentals than Coram.
The large concentration of rentals in a small region has implications. Follow us as we explore this more in upcoming posts.