Hey gals, Can you recommend places for FH and I to look for a house (nice safe communities but under 500K, is this even possible,?)? I am looking for places on Long Island that is a commutable distance to NYC (we work there). Any suggestions?
dbleplay17
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Massapequa and Massapequa PK, there are nice houses in the 400's range
gina674
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Huntington area... Elwood, Greenlawn, East Northport, Commack..... All with very good Schools...
nicolehojo
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Huntington area, East northport prob has the least taxes, then there is northport and commack. Check out www.mlsli.com
what kind of a home are you looking for
lilnikita
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I definitely don't think you can get houses in that range in the Npt/Commack area. I would try going farther east.
conigs25
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What about Babylon? Houses on the water are expensive but north of that are reasonable. And there is a trian there. The town in great too and so are the schools
conigs25
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I teach in Commack and just to let you know, there is NO train near here. I have an issue w/ a place that doesnt have a train into Manhattan- weird!
LaurenluvsTJ
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Posted by nicolehojo
Huntington area, East northport prob has the least taxes, then there is northport and commack. Check out www.mlsli.com
what kind of a home are you looking for
East northport definitely does not have the least taxes, this is where I live and my parents pay over 10k for taxes. I agree with Jaime, you probably need to go further east to get what you are looking for.
As for the train thing, its not so bad in commack, there is a train station in every direction within 10-15 minutes- Deer Park, Smithtown, East Northport, and Huntington to name a few,
Naunie
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Ronkonkoma- in Connetquat schools.
ETA- The Ronkonkoma line is great, because if you fall asleep on the train, you can't miss your stop!
CJStein
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Posted by conigs25
What about Babylon? Houses on the water are expensive but north of that are reasonable. And there is a trian there. The town in great too and so are the schools
West Babylon too....affordable houses, nice people, and good schools.
(I'm biased, I grew up there, but it's the truth!)
leighdvm
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West Islip, East Islip
zinezilla
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I agree with Massapequa and Massapequa Park. Also Seaford, Wantagh, some parts of Bellmore and Merrick, Baldwin (these are all on the Babylon train line, very accessible to NYC).
Also, you should think about Levittown, Bethpage, Plainview, Farmingdale. It sounds like you want to stay in Nassau, to be closer to the city, and those are affordable, but family-friendly communities in Nassau. You can get a 3 brm, 2 bath in the $375-400 range (I look on mlsli.com all the time). But if you live in those areas, the train may not be as accessible as Seaford or Massapequa.
LovelyChas
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East Meadow
There is a house for sale on my block if you want I'll get the number for you...I have no idea what the asking price is...but it doesn't hurt to ask
Blu-ize
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I live in Bethpage and you could easily do that. I take the train everyday..about 50 minutes.
There is a house for sale on my block..nice colonial..just went up.
JXNOscar
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I like Bethpage, Mineola, NHP area even Floral Park
you could be in midtown in under 35 minutes
stephanief
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Commack, Huntington, Smithtown
stephanief
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Posted by conigs25
I teach in Commack and just to let you know, there is NO train near here. I have an issue w/ a place that doesnt have a train into Manhattan- weird!
I grew up in commack, there is a train station in deer park and huntington, like 15 minutes from commack. Commack has a GREAT school district and tons of young families
alioop4282
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I grew up in Holbrook and it's a really nice town.
suzybilly819
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If you are commuting, look into the south shore Nassau. I used to commute from Bellmore, it was 45min ride.
