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OK, I have been searching for about 3 months....I grew up in Queens, have a decent basic knowledge of Nassau/Suffolk, but BOY am I having a hard time finding a decent horse property in a decent nabe!
We can go up to $450K, and must have at least 1 acre.
Would prefer north shore Nassau, but price-wise that doesn't look doable
Willing to go out as far as exit 64, but would far prefer not to.
Already saw properties in N Great River, and some part of Islip - bleh. The area just looks kind of sad and run down.
Saw lower prices online for Middle Island, but heard it's a bad nabe?
Saw some great properties in Medford, but it's sooo far to Manhattan, where hubby has to commute.
At that price range, you will not be able to afford an acre in commuting distance to Manhattan... unless you think 4hrs a day commuting is a good idea.
Horse properties on LI cost north of $1M. Not that many areas are zoned for them in the built up parts.
Actually, there are lots of properties that fit our requirements and $ limits in N Great River, Islip, Bohemia, Middle Island, and Medford. While he wouldn't want to commute that far, lots of people do, including people I know.
I'm essentially looking for any information from any horse people or people acquainted with real estate that could help me figure out the best places to look.
Alexis - also, I've been told that almost every town on LI allows for horses, if your property is big enough. Does anyone know if that's true?
You have to find out what the zoning is within each different town. In the Town of Brookhaven, you can have horses if you are zoned HF Horse Farm Residence District.
geemiss, in case you are unfamiliar with the local geography:
Villages control their own zoning regulations while hamlet zoning is governed by the town(s) the hamlet is located in.
What people refer to colloquially as "towns" are actually villages and hamlets, which are within actual towns; and, because villages and hamlets are referred to as "towns", then, many times, the error is compounded when actual towns are referred to as "townships".
Also, many colloquially refer to a "downtown business district" in a hamlet as a "village".
When you do find a house that you like, you can find out in which community (city, village or CDP) that house is actually located, which is oftentimes different from the community named in that house's mailing address, by using the Census Bureau's online address search function. (CDP or Census Designated Place is the Census Bureau equivalent for a hamlet in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.)
And, very importantly, among other things, the Census Bureau's online address search function also indicates in which school district an address is located.
Wow, Walter, thank you for the comprehensive info!
I was always vaguely aware that something complicated and not readily apparent was going with LI towns/villages etc, because of the confusing signage one sees while driving around!
OK, I have been searching for about 3 months....I grew up in Queens, have a decent basic knowledge of Nassau/Suffolk, but BOY am I having a hard time finding a decent horse property in a decent nabe!
We can go up to $450K, and must have at least 1 acre.
Would prefer north shore Nassau, but price-wise that doesn't look doable
Willing to go out as far as exit 64, but would far prefer not to.
Already saw properties in N Great River, and some part of Islip - bleh. The area just looks kind of sad and run down.
Saw lower prices online for Middle Island, but heard it's a bad nabe?
Saw some great properties in Medford, but it's sooo far to Manhattan, where hubby has to commute.
20 min by car to Ronk? Is that the closest station, or the one with the most trains? (I just found out Medford only has ONE morning train to NYC!)
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