YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD GUIDE · WANTAGH, NY

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Forest City.

Explore Forest City in Wantagh, NY: nearby homes, schools and everyday places.

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LIFE IN FOREST CITY

Get a feel for Forest City.

Forest City is a neighborhood in Wantagh, NY. This guide brings together a housing snapshot and places to explore in and around the community.

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A LOOK AT THE MARKET

Forest City Housing Market

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Median asking price$434,250Midpoint of listing prices
Asking price / sq ft—Median across listings with home size
Recorded sales · past year0Homes with a matching sale record
Nearby schools · estimated—Ratings not available

Asking prices come from active listings. Recorded sales cover to . A dash means that figure was not available.

What kinds of homes are here?

40 residential property records give a broader picture of Forest City, including homes that aren’t for sale.

Updated 2026-10-08. These are property classifications, not a census of individual homes.

Single-family · 38Multifamily · 2

THE CITY AROUND YOU

Wantagh demographics & households

Citywide context for a move to Forest City. These figures describe Wantagh as a whole.

17,915Population
41.5Median Age
3.37Average family size
$155,426Median Household Income
94.2%Home Ownership
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Median Age
41.5
Under 10 years old
10.6%
Age 10-19
15.0%
Age 20s
10.4%
Age 30s
11.5%
Age 40s
12.4%
Age 50s
15.3%
Age 60s
13.7%
Age 70s
5.8%
Age Over 80
5.1%

From FastExpert’s existing Wantagh city-data source, retrieved 2026-10-08; source year was not supplied. Explore all Wantagh city data →

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Homes for sale in Forest City

4 active listings with photos in Wantagh, NY.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Frequently Asked Questions About Forest City

Common questions about homes, the housing market, and daily life in Forest City, Wantagh.

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Sources, dates & how we calculate estimates

Nearby places and photos come from an approved snapshot. Viewing this page does not call Google Places. A controlled refresh can still search within 5 km of the center. Recreation combines park, lake, trail and club searches, removes duplicates and keeps results within 5 miles. Restaurant ranking balances star ratings with review counts; fast-food, convenience stores and places marked as not offering dine-in are excluded.

Housing mix uses residential property records, including homes that are not for sale. Market prices use the most recent recorded qualifying sale per property within 2025-10-08 to 2026-10-08. Transfers identified as non-market transactions and records without a positive sale amount are excluded. Medians appear with at least 10 sales; price per square foot also requires a recorded home size. Property classifications and neighborhood definitions may differ from local usage. These are dated snapshots, not a complete transaction history or live inventory feed.

School grades are FastExpert estimates based on the mean available ratings for unique public schools found across 4 Forest City property samples: A = 8–10, B = 6–under 8, C = 4–under 6, D = 2–under 4, F = 1–under 2. Unrated schools are excluded. Grades do not confirm attendance eligibility.

Wantagh demographics come from the existing FastExpert city-data source. The city’s source year was not supplied. Top agents use FastExpert’s existing Wantagh ranking; a Forest City-specific ranking is not available yet.