Covering nearly 3000 acres, Sands Point is an entirely residential Village that lies within, and shares resources with, larger neighboring town Port Washington. Incorporated in 1910, Sands Point is home to just 900 families, (approximately 2900 residents), who enjoy its stunning topography, private lifestyle and accessibility to New York City, just 25 miles away.
WHAT YOU’LL FIND
Homes in Sands Point range from multi-acre Gold Coast Estates and lavish waterfront properties to a complement of older and newer homes in a range of styles from Colonial to Hamptons Shingle, Ranch to Contemporary, Mediterranean, Mid-Century Modern, Tudor and more. Minimum zoning is 1-acre.
WHAT’S TO LOVE
Sands Point’s “special sauce” is its unique offering of a private lifestyle yet with access to the best shopping, dining and entertainment available, all in close proximity. All of this, and, it’s a truly beautiful place to live.
LOCAL VIBE
Easy-going, involved, respectful.
KEEPING BUSY
The Village Club of Sands Point; Sands Point Golf Club; Sands Point Preserve; running, hiking, biking on the Village’s beautiful streets, lanes and roads and coastline, as well as boating, kayaking, paddle boarding, fishing and more in Manhasset Bay, Hempstead Harbor and the Long Island Sound.
FUN TO KNOW
Sands Point was the inspiration for “East Egg”, home of Daisy Buchanan, in F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece, The Great Gatsby.
Many movies and television series have filmed in the Village from The Godfather to Game of Thrones to The Wolf of Wall Street and The Gilded Age.
Notable former residents include Guggenheims, Astors and Goulds, Alva Vanderbilt Belmont, William Randolph Hearst, John Philip Sousa, Jackie Gleason, Perry Como, John Cassavettes, Conde Nast, NY Mets Darryl Strawberry and Carlos Beltran, tennis champ Bjorn Borg and others.
FAST FACTS
Total Population: 2,800
School District:
• Port Washington Union Free School Disctrict
Approximate Distance to Manhattan: 21 miles
HELPFUL LINKS
https://www.sandspoint.gov
https://www.portnet.org
2,725 people live in Sands Point, where the median age is 46.2 and the average individual income is $155,020. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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