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Moving to Old Westbury, NY
$4,249,994Median listing price
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About Old Westbury
Old Westbury is a North Shore village in the Towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay — home to historic estates of the Vanderbilts, Whitneys and Du Ponts (per digsrealtynyc.com). The village's own land-use study describes it as low-density, predominantly single-family residential, with large estates interspersed with golf courses, equestrian facilities, open space, and institutional uses; there are essentially no commercial areas inside the village (per villageofoldwestbury.org).
Home prices in Old Westbury
The median listing price in Old Westbury is $4,249,994.
Top places in Old Westbury
- Old Westbury Gardens — Westbury House (1906 Charles II-style mansion of John S. Phipps) on ~200 acres of formal gardens, grounds, woodlands, ponds, and lakes; on the National Register of Historic Places (per owgny.org).
- Glen Oaks Club and Old Westbury Golf and Country Club.
- Meadowbrook Polo Club — the oldest continuously operating polo club in the U.S., established 1881 (per 355wheatley.com).
- Old Westbury Equestrian Center and 30+ miles of horse trails maintained by the Old Westbury Horsemen's Foundation (per 355wheatley.com).
- SUNY Old Westbury campus (former F. Ambrose Clark estate).
- Wheatley Plaza and the nearby Americana Manhasset for shopping.
Commuting from Old Westbury
- Old Westbury has no LIRR station. Most commuters use Westbury station (Main Line, fare zone 4), a short drive south — about 41+ minutes to Penn Station (per digsrealtynyc.com).
- Drive to Manhattan: roughly 35–50 minutes via the Long Island Expressway / Northern State Parkway (the latter was reportedly detoured around the estates; per digsrealtynyc.com).
Old Westbury FAQs
- What is the housing market like in Old Westbury, NY?
The median listing price in Old Westbury is $4,249,994. Median listing price · Realtor.com · September 25, 2026 - How is the commute from Old Westbury, NY?
Old Westbury has no LIRR station. Most commuters use Westbury station (Main Line, fare zone 4), a short drive south — about 41+ minutes to Penn Station (per digsrealtynyc.com).
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Official town resources. School report cards via the New York State Education Department.