Glen Head

 

 

Home to the award-winning North Shore School District, Glen Head is a vibrant community on the famed Gold Coast of Long Island. Offering a broad mix of housing styles from Colonials to Victorians to mid-century modern homes. Just 30 miles from Manhattan, Glen Head is an especially desirable location for commuters offering access to both main roads and the LIRR. Town of Oyster Bay Beaches, parks, and other amenities abound within Glen Head which is a community with something for everyone. Glen Head is special because it offers the best of all worlds: easy commute to the city, beaches, fine dining, great athletic programs, and a close-knit community. Though Glen Head has a small town rural feel with farm stands, farmland, and lovely tree-lined neighborhoods, it is close to major thoroughfares and getting into the city or out east to the beaches. Most importantly, the North Shore School District is very highly regarded and helps knit the community together.

 

 

 • Quiet, small-town living with a close-knit feel

 • A fantastic school district with a strong athletic program

 • Easy commute into the city or to Hamptons

 

 

Over half of the Glen Head residents come from the five boroughs of NYC – primarily Brooklyn, Queens, and Manhattan. They are attracted by the cleanliness, affordability, access to the city, top-rated school district, and the general attractiveness of the local neighborhoods. The walkability of Glen Head appeals to previous city-dwellers, and the gorgeous parks in town certainly appeal to young families.

 

 

 

 

As with most places on Long Island’s Gold Coast, the waterfront activities take precedent. Many residents are avid boaters who take up a slot at one of the local marinas in town. For families, Tappen Beach is a fabulous sandy beach with great swimming for all ages and a conveniently-placed restaurant right nearby. Anglers hang out around Hempstead Harbor or take their luck out into the Long Island Sound. For the athlete, Robbie Wagner’s Tournament Training Center is the local mecca for tennis players, and many residents stay active by running, biking, or taking a workout class in town. A fabulous stay-cation spot is The Mansion at Glen Cove, a historic boutique inn right in town, although many residents love heading east to Sag Harbor, Southampton, or Water Mill for the summers.

 

 

Although Glen Head shares the top-rated North Shore School District with neighboring Sea Cliff, the elementary schools are kept separate. Kids attend either Glen Head Elementary or Glenwood Landing before matriculating to North Shore Middle School and North Shore Senior High School. However, some parents opt to send their kids to Green Vale School, which is the largest co-ed private school on Long Island for pre-nursery through 8th grade.