What's are the best "Bang for the buck" towns on LI?

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by firewalker57

HI I am new here .. I left East Islip because the taxes were just too high. I could never ever have retired there. It is a pretty place to live, but there are other places even more beautiful near the north shore a bit out east.

I had heard taxes werent too too bad in EI.

Perhaps thing have changed?

C

[clamboy]

From the Shirley thread.

C


firewalker57
Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2007
2 posts, read 0 times
Reputation: 10




--------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I bought a house in East Yaphank a year ago last March .. Bill Willits was also our agent..He isd great, I told him what I wanted and he delivered it when showing me homes .. the house is not perfect, but after looking other areas, Wading River, Rocky point, south Shirley, Patchogue and Ridge, with this house I got the best bang for my buck.. I have a huge backyard, a lot of porch and my home is 1800 SF. I am happy here, there are many beautiful homes in this area.. yes there are rental dumps too .. but I had that living in other areas also.
I have close access to the LIE and the water and for shopping I go east or north. Nothing beats the backroads here either.. it is like stepping back 50 years in time .. I love it here ...

[clamboy]

That's too funny... : I Love Long Island : CafePress.com


This is funny, sad but true.

C

[watamensch]

It all depends on your definition... great schools, cheap homes, golf courses, easy commute????

Example: Although prices are high, Melville is a great deal compared with towns further west (towards NYC). Depending on where you work, you can get MUCH more house for the money then in Roslyn, Jericho, Manhasset, Syosset, or Woodbury? IF you are spending $800+.

[clamboy]

Is Greenlawn a hidden gem????

It sounds like it may be.

Any residents care to shed some light on it.

C

[firewalker57]

My taxes in EI were over 15,000 a year .. I lived south of montauk but not on the water and my house was not terribly big. I have relatives who live off of carleton and their taxes are close to 8,000 I think that is high especially once your kids are out of the school system.. so I moved and I am happy where I am now . Where I was in EI we had kid problems, pretty bad for a while. We had vandalism at holiday time too, the houses were also turning into mini mansions .. LOL .. I would take the country back roads over the mini mansions anytime !

[clamboy]

Originally Posted by watamensch

It all depends on your definition... great schools, cheap homes, golf courses, easy commute????

Example: Although prices are high, Melville is a great deal compared with towns further west (towards NYC). Depending on where you work, you can get MUCH more house for the money then in Roslyn, Jericho, Manhasset, Syosset, or Woodbury? IF you are spending $800+.

I'd define it as a relative bargain in comparison to its neighboring towns.
An underachiever with significant upside.

With that being said...is Melville a good value?

Perhaps.

C