Dix Hills advice please! (Islip, Babylon: house, to buy, school district)

[APNY]

Hi,

We're looking to buy a house in Dix Hills. Well, more specifically, in the Half Hollow Hills School District. Can anyone tell me about the different elementary schools in the district -- are certain ones better than others? (How do I evaluate them?) Also, regarding Half Hollow West vs East high schools -- is one considered better than the other?

We recently saw a nice house that we liked in E. Northport, but I understand that it is just within the border of the Half Hollow S.D. Should I be concerned about the resale value because it is not "Dix Hills"? Also, should I be concerned that this house is close to the border of the school district lines -- would they redraw the map one day and we would no longer be in the school district that we really wanted?

Thanks in advance for your help! Any information would be appreciated.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by APNY

We recently saw a nice house that we liked in E. Northport, but I understand that it is just within the border of the Half Hollow S.D. Should I be concerned about the resale value because it is not "Dix Hills"? Also, should I be concerned that this house is close to the border of the school district lines -- would they redraw the map one day and we would no longer be in the school district that we really wanted?

Answering your second question first, the odds of redrawing a school district are so close to zero as to be ignored because this would require an act of the state legislature after the residents of BOTH the school district losing area and the school district gaining area approved the proposed changes.

From your description of the property ("East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address and Half Hollow Hills Central School District), I'm guessing that the house you liked is in the Hamlet of Elwood (East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address).

Bear in mind that Elwood is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name in their mailing address.


For those who may not be familiar with Elwood:

Elwood is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the central part of the Town of Huntington, in the northwest part of Suffolk County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Elwood in the Town of Huntington is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Greenlawn and the Hamlet of East Northport; on the east by the Hamlet of East Northport and the Hamlet of Commack; on the south by the Hamlet of Dix Hills; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Greenlawn.





Elwood is one of those many villages and hamlets on Long Island where none of the places in the community have the hamlet name in their mailing address: places in the Hamlet of Elwood have a "Huntington, NY 11743", "Greenlawn, NY 11740" "East Northport, NY 11731", "Commack, NY 11725" and "Dix Hills, NY 11746" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by APNY

Hi,

We're looking to buy a house in Dix Hills. Well, more specifically, in the Half Hollow Hills School District. Can anyone tell me about the different elementary schools in the district -- are certain ones better than others? (How do I evaluate them?) Also, regarding Half Hollow West vs East high schools -- is one considered better than the other?

We recently saw a nice house that we liked in E. Northport, but I understand that it is just within the border of the Half Hollow S.D. Should I be concerned about the resale value because it is not "Dix Hills"? Also, should I be concerned that this house is close to the border of the school district lines -- would they redraw the map one day and we would no longer be in the school district that we really wanted?

Thanks in advance for your help! Any information would be appreciated.

Sounds like a shrewd buy.
All the district...none of the attitude.

E.Npt. is a fine area with good schools as well.

Youll be fine.

Crooks

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by APNY

We're looking to buy a house in Dix Hills.

For those who may not be familiar with Dix Hills:

Dix Hills is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the southeast part of the Town of Huntington, in the west part of Suffolk County, along the Huntington/Smithtown, Huntington/Islip and Huntington/Babylon town lines.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Dix Hills in the Town of Huntington is bordered on the north by the Hamlet of Elwood and the Hamlet of Commack in the Town of Huntington; on the east by the Hamlet of Commack in the Town of Smithtown (the Huntington/Smithtown town line) and the Hamlet of Brentwood in the Town of Islip (the Huntington/Islip town line); on the south by the Hamlet of Deer Park and the Hamlet of Wheatley Heights in the Town of Babylon (the Huntington/Babylon town line); and, on the west by the Hamlet of Melville and the Hamlet of South Huntington in the Town of Huntington.





The Hamlet of Dix Hills has a different border than does the "Dix Hills, NY 11746" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Dix Hills, NY 11746" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Dix Hills and a place can have other than a "Dix Hills, NY 11746" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Dix Hills): places that have a "Dix Hills, NY 11746" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Dix Hills are in the Hamlet of Huntington Station, the Hamlet of Elwood, the Hamlet of Commack, and the Hamlet of Melville; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Dix Hills with a "Brentwood, NY 11717" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Sounds like a shrewd buy. All the district...none of the attitude.

Except that, as far as I can tell, Crooks, no part of the Hamlet of East Northport is in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District.


For those who may not be familiar with East Northport:

East Northport is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northeast part of the Town of Huntington, in the northwest part of Suffolk County, along the Huntington/Smithtown town line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of East Northport in the Town of Huntington is bordered on the north by the Village of Northport and the Hamlet of Fort Salonga; on the east by the Hamlet of Fort Salonga and the Hamlet of Commack in the Town of Smithtown (the Huntington/Smithtown town line); on the south by the Hamlet of Commack, the Hamlet of Elwood and the Hamlet of Greenlawn; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Greenlawn and the Hamlet of Centerport.





The Hamlet of East Northport has a different border than does the "East Northport, NY 11731" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of East Northport and a place can have other than an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of East Northport): places that have an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of East Northport are in the Hamlet of Greenlawn, the Hamlet of Elwood and the Hamlet of Commack; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of East Northport with a "Northport, NY 11768" and "Commack, NY 11725" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

[TomMoser]

She is probably looking at one small strip along Daly Road. East Northport, Commack and Dix Hills all come together there. It may be possible that a couple of homes overlap between E. Northport mailing address and Dix Hills schools.

[llaurenn]

East Northport is weird because there's that chunk of it that Walter posted above, and then theres the part that you're looking at near Daly Road. It's a really pretty area and its close to Jericho tpk and Commack road so its very convenient. Also, East Northport kids in the HHH school district go to High School West, which is the better school in my opinion. I've recently graduated from there and I loved it. Great teachers and no real drug/gang problems (I've heard sketchy things about East). HSEast has a weird mix of really rich spoiled kids and really poor kids from Wyandanch. My friends who went to East didn't like it at all. West is smaller, too, and everyone seemed to get along quite well. Also, I wouldn't worry about resale value because you most likely wont be cut out of the HHH district, and even if you are, Northport schools are very good.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

Except that, as far as I can tell, Crooks, no part of the Hamlet of East Northport is in the Half Hollow Hills Central School District.


For those who may not be familiar with East Northport:

East Northport is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the northeast part of the Town of Huntington, in the northwest part of Suffolk County, along the Huntington/Smithtown town line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of East Northport in the Town of Huntington is bordered on the north by the Village of Northport and the Hamlet of Fort Salonga; on the east by the Hamlet of Fort Salonga and the Hamlet of Commack in the Town of Smithtown (the Huntington/Smithtown town line); on the south by the Hamlet of Commack, the Hamlet of Elwood and the Hamlet of Greenlawn; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Greenlawn and the Hamlet of Centerport.





The Hamlet of East Northport has a different border than does the "East Northport, NY 11731" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of East Northport and a place can have other than an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of East Northport): places that have an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of East Northport are in the Hamlet of Greenlawn, the Hamlet of Elwood and the Hamlet of Commack; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of East Northport with a "Northport, NY 11768" and "Commack, NY 11725" mailing address.


For a good set of town-by-town maps showing all the villages and hamlets in each of LI's 13 towns (3 in Nassau County and 10 in Suffolk County): http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html

Good to know Walter.

I know out by me theres some overlap in Miller Place/RP and Port Jeff/3v

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by llaurenn

East Northport is weird because there's that chunk of it that Walter posted above, and then theres the part that you're looking at near Daly Road.

llaurenn, that chunk that I posted is the official map of the Hamlet of East Northport as approved by both the Suffolk County Planning Department and the Long Island Regional Planing Board and used by the Census Bureau when reporting population and other demographic statistics for East Northport.

You're making the all-too-common common mistake of assuming that all places that have the community name in their mailing address are actually in the community whose name is in that place's mailing address.

In the case of the Hamlet of East Northport vs the "East Northport, NY 11731" ZIP Code postal zone, there are many places that have an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address that are NOT in the Hamlet of East Northport, and these places with an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of East Northport are in the Hamlet of Greenlawn, the Hamlet of Elwood and the Hamlet of Commack.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...you-think.html may help you understand the great geographic confusions caused by non-conforming ZIP Code postal zones.

Additionally, http://www.city-data.com/forum/new-y...-glossary.html and http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html may also be of some help to you in understanding the geography of "Lawn Guyland".

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

llaurenn, that chunk that I posted is the official map of the Hamlet of East Northport as approved by both the Suffolk County Planning Department and the Long Island Regional Planing Board and used by the Census Bureau when reporting population and other demographic statistics for East Northport.

You're making the all-too-common common mistake of assuming that all places that have the community name in their mailing address are actually in the community whose name is in that place's mailing address.

In the case of the Hamlet of East Northport vs the "East Northport, NY 11731" ZIP Code postal zone, there are many places that have an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address that are NOT in the Hamlet of East Northport, and these places with an "East Northport, NY 11731" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of East Northport are in the Hamlet of Greenlawn, the Hamlet of Elwood and the Hamlet of Commack.

http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...you-think.html may help you understand the great geographic confusions caused by non-conforming ZIP Code postal zones.

Additionally, http://www.city-data.com/forum/new-y...-glossary.html and http://www.city-data.com/forum/long-...-resource.html may also be of some help to you in understanding the geography of "Lawn Guyland".

Hey Walter do you have a good School District Map for all of LI that shows the overlaps?

Thanks

Crooks