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I may have an opportunity for a position in Melville but I know virtually nothing about Long Island. I'm currently living in White Plains and am curious as to if there are suburbs within 30 minutes from Melville which are less pricey than where I am at now (while still being a nice area).
Some basic research of Melville and surrounding towns makes it appear that the prices are very similar.
Rentals here on Long Island are ridiculously expensive. I'm currently renting a 3 bedroom 1.5 bathroom house that is on a decent sized lot, but could definitely use some upgrades. I'm paying 2000/mo and I honestly consider it a deal for the area (dix hills - town of Huntington area) be prepared to shell out some major $. Especially if you want to live in a nice area.
Rentals here on Long Island are ridiculously expensive. I'm currently renting a 3 bedroom 1.5 bathroom house that is on a decent sized lot, but could definitely use some upgrades. I'm paying 2000/mo and I honestly consider it a deal for the area (dix hills - town of Huntington area) be prepared to shell out some major $. Especially if you want to live in a nice area.
Yea from what I can tell it looks like it's in the same ballpark as White Plains and the nicer parts of Westchester.
Basically I would sacrifice 10% of my guaranteed salary but could potentially be making more money from sales opportunities. I think it's pretty up in the air as to whether the opportunity itself would be better financially and so as a result I need to find out if there's a significant enough difference in the quality of life/cost of living.
Ultimately I just want to get out of Westchester and move somewhere where I don't feel like I have to spend $600k to have something I like.
I used to rent a one bedroom, one bath in East Northport (in someone's house) for $1400/all. It depend too if you are a single person, have significant other and/or kids. Depends if you want to live in an apartment complex or have to rent out of someones house.
I work in the Melville area and know people in my office who come from Queens. I know people who come from West Babylon, Island Park, North Babylon, West Babylon, Massapequa, Ronkonkoma... all of those towns are in various different directions.
Prices within 30 minutes of Melville will generally be on-par with White Plains/Westchester, although you may be able to save if you're willing to rent an apartment in a 2- or 3-family home, rather than renting in a commercial complex or renting a whole house.
Also, if you are willing to expand the commute to 45 minutes, you could rent in the Ronkonkoma/Lake Grove area, where rentals are less expensive.
Prices within 30 minutes of Melville will generally be on-par with White Plains/Westchester, although you may be able to save if you're willing to rent an apartment in a 2- or 3-family home, rather than renting in a commercial complex or renting a whole house.
Also, if you are willing to expand the commute to 45 minutes, you could rent in the Ronkonkoma/Lake Grove area, where rentals are less expensive.
The question here could be, once you figure the cost for additional gasoline consumption (and probable wear and tear on your car), do you save enough money to put up with a longer commute?
Long Island is late to the upscale rental market ala Avalon and it certainly does not come cheap.
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