NWR - A little help from my LIWer's

baba022 Posted: Dec 21, 2009 10:55 PM

NWR - A little help from my LIWer's

Hi Girls,
So the hubby and I are going to start to expand our house hunting options from brooklyn to LI. Now the only thing is I know NOTHING about LI...can anyone give me some advice on what neighborhoods/school districts are good?? That is my main concern when looking.
xoxo
Sandy

pipermaru Posted: Dec 21, 2009 10:59 PM

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i went to half hollow hills so i'm partial to that

baba022 Posted: Dec 22, 2009 08:43 AM

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Thanks....I actually forgot to mention that we are going to look in nassau.....

and only one reply??? LOL I thought everyone is from the island on here...LOL

KM714 Posted: Dec 22, 2009 08:50 AM

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i think it also depends alot on your price range. i went to private school but some of the good school districts in Nassau that come to mind are Jericho, Cold Spring Harbor, Syosset, Herricks, etc... and im sure there are plenty of others! im sure there is a website that might rank them but im not at the point to house hunt yet.

Good luck!

Diana508 Posted: Dec 22, 2009 09:08 AM

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I like Hicksville because it's so central to everything and the taxes are cheap when compared to other places in L.I. Close to malls and all expressways.

springsandra Posted: Dec 22, 2009 09:10 AM

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I grew up in Great Neck and the schools are amazing, but it's so expensive there, I would imagine it would be difficult for first-time buyers to get into the neighborhood. My mom moved out as soon as my brother and I were done with high school.

Good luck with your search!

JennandAnthony Posted: Dec 22, 2009 09:11 AM

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I went to catholic school so I may not be much help but I have friends who are teachers and the good school districts would be Oceanside, Long Beach, Lynbrook.

FutureMrsCG Posted: Dec 23, 2009 12:48 AM

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FH and I bought a house in Oceanside a few months ago, so far we love it! and the schools are supposed to be very good too!

las1 Posted: Dec 23, 2009 11:53 AM

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Posted by FutureMrsCG

FH and I bought a house in Oceanside a few months ago, so far we love it! and the schools are supposed to be very good too!

I grew up in Oceanside. Its a good area.

It depends where in Nassau you want to live, price range and also if you work in the city you may want to look at towns that are on LIRR lines that run into the various towns.

20mrsc10 Posted: Dec 23, 2009 12:02 PM

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this has the potential to blow up, but ill try to do my best to answer your question:

some of the best schools are:

great neck
manhasset
roslyn
port washington
albertson (wheatley)
bellmore-merrick
jericho
rockville centre

im leaving some off, but these are all amazing districts-also very expensive

some more mid-class, still with good schools:

east meadow
wantagh
new hyde park
floral park
oceanside
massapequa

im a teacher, so over time you learn what schools are better than others..

brittndave Posted: Dec 23, 2009 12:35 PM

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if you go on mlsli.com they have profiles for every town and some links to school websites and stuff like that -- i can't be of much help bc we just started our search too, but that's a good place to start! good luck!

Future Mrs P Posted: Dec 23, 2009 01:08 PM

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I went to Massapequa and my FH and I just bought a house in Wantagh. Both are good school districts and are actually affordable for first time buyers.

JenBill61210 Posted: Dec 23, 2009 01:47 PM

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I am only familiar with the south shore but i can recommend the following: Seaford, Massapequa, Wantagh, Plainedge (some of north massapequa and bethpage are in this SD). Good luck!

Jna2010 Posted: Dec 23, 2009 01:50 PM

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I grew up in Northport..... great area as well as school district really quiet town, and close to the harbor which is beautiful

thats in suffolk county though

dianeb888 Posted: Dec 23, 2009 02:08 PM

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Plainview/bethpage, syosset and plainedge are great schools

elisa112101 Posted: Dec 23, 2009 02:28 PM

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sorry ive only lived in Suffolk for most of my life...

HurricaneGirl Posted: Dec 23, 2009 09:14 PM

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FH & I both went to East Meadow school district...He's from East Meadow and I live in westbury and went to Clarke High School. Good music & art department, in addition to the basics.