Franklin Square borders West Hempstead, where Team Modern X has its office at 45 Cherry Valley Ave, and we sell here all the time. We price Franklin Square homes from the sales on the streets around yours, not from a Nassau County average, and we know what buyers coming over the Queens line are looking for. If you are thinking about selling in 11010, this page is for you.
Why buyers want Franklin Square
- Location: Franklin Square is a hamlet in the Town of Hempstead, just east of the Queens border, between Elmont, Stewart Manor, Garden City, West Hempstead and North Valley Stream. Hempstead Turnpike runs through the middle with shops, restaurants and the 1933 Art Deco Franklin Square Movie Theater building, a Town of Hempstead landmark since 2019.
- Commute: there is no train station inside the hamlet, but several sit on its edges: Stewart Manor and Nassau Boulevard on the LIRR Hempstead Branch to the north, Hempstead Gardens and West Hempstead on the West Hempstead Branch to the east, and Valley Stream to the south, with trains to Penn Station, Grand Central and Atlantic Terminal, direct or with a change at Jamaica depending on the time of day. We name the nearest station in every listing.
- Parks: Rath Park has a swimming pool, a playground, football and baseball fields and basketball, handball and tennis courts; Averill Boulevard Park adds a second pool, a playground and walking paths. Both are run by the Town of Hempstead.
- Housing stock: most of Franklin Square was built right after World War II, when the farms gave way to blocks of capes, colonials, splits and ranches; by 1952 the fields were gone. The 2020 census counted about 10,200 housing units for roughly 30,900 residents.
- No village tax: Franklin Square is unincorporated (a 1929 attempt to become a village went nowhere), so there is no extra village layer on the tax bill, and permits go through the Town of Hempstead Building Department.
What moves prices here
- School district. Most of the hamlet is in the Franklin Square school district (John Street, Polk Street and Washington Street schools, pre-K through sixth grade), which feeds H. Frank Carey High School in the Sewanhaka Central High School District, and Carey itself is in Franklin Square. Blocks toward Valley Stream fall in Valley Stream District 13, and some toward Elmont are in the Elmont district. Buyers check the district before the kitchen, so we confirm the exact address first.
- Which blocks. Franklin Square runs from the Garden City and Stewart Manor border down to Elmont and North Valley Stream, and prices are not uniform across it. We use comparable sales from your own streets, not the whole ZIP.
- Permits and certificates of occupancy. Finished basements, dormers and extensions are everywhere in houses of this age. Buyers’ attorneys check every one with the Town of Hempstead, so an open permit is better solved before listing than during contract.
- Taxes. Nassau taxes are high everywhere, and a house whose assessment is in line with the block sells more easily. If yours looks high, a grievance can help; see our page on Long Island property taxes.
Franklin Square market snapshot
August 2026: the median Franklin Square sale price was $780,000, up about 2.6 percent from a year earlier, with 55 homes sold in the month and a median of 30 days on market, eight days faster than a year ago. Zillow’s home value index for Franklin Square stood at about $812,000 at the end of September, up 5 percent over the past year. Sources: Redfin, August 2026 data, and Zillow, September 30, 2026. We update this section monthly.
Selling in Franklin Square: the short version
- Free estimate within 24 hours, built from 11010 sales.
- A prep list that pays back, and permits checked with the Town before listing.
- Professional photos and a launch weekend that reaches buyers in Queens, Brooklyn and across Nassau.
- Offers read as packages, then attorney-driven contract and closing, typically 60 to 90 days after the accepted offer.
Details on the whole process are in Selling a Home in New York. If a “we buy houses” postcard has landed in your mailbox, read Cash Offer or List? before you answer it.
Nearby areas we also serve
West Hempstead, Elmont, Garden City South, Stewart Manor, Garden City, Floral Park, North Valley Stream, Valley Stream and Malverne. See our Nassau County page and our West Hempstead page.
Frequently asked questions
How much is my Franklin Square house worth?
It depends on your school district, block, condition and permits, measured against what closed nearby in the last few months. Request a free estimate and Richard will send a real number within 24 hours.
Is it a good time to sell in Franklin Square?
Homes in 11010 have been selling in about a month at prices above last year’s, and the August sales count was up too. That favors sellers who price correctly from the first weekend. We will show you what is active and what just sold before you decide.
My house has an extension or finished basement without a permit. Can I still sell?
Yes. We check the certificate of occupancy with the Town of Hempstead first, tell you what a buyer’s attorney will find, and price and disclose accordingly. Some issues are worth fixing before listing; others are simply priced in.
Do you speak Spanish?
Yes. Richard is bilingual, and many of our Franklin Square and Elmont clients prefer to work in Spanish. Versión en español.
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