Advices please about Lynbrook! (Hempstead, Valley Stream: for sale, houses, to buy)

[inichka]

We are narrowing down to Lynbrook finally and I would very much appreciate any ideas on what areas are better than others, also considering our budget of under 500K. Thank you!

[NYTiz]

Have you been looking at houses yet? It's all a personal choice, not sure if you have children or not. We live on the south side of Lynbrook and are very happy here. I know plenty of people who live on the north side who are just as happy. If you have children, I do prefer to live here b/c it is much easier when they are in high school in terms of the commute. I also like that the middle school (Lynbrook South Middle) is not on a major street.

[budsvtec]

I grew up in Lynbrook but went to district 24 which is valley stream schools. If I was you, I would look for a home with District 20 Lynbrook schools.

A few things my parents didnt like about Lynbrook were the village taxes, and that you could not park on the street at night between 3am and 5am.

Scott

[TomMoser]

I, too, grew up in Lynbrook. I agree that you should stay within SD 20. Apart from that, there are no really better or worse parts of Lynbrook. Great town.

[inichka]

Originally Posted by NYTiz

Have you been looking at houses yet? It's all a personal choice, not sure if you have children or not. We live on the south side of Lynbrook and are very happy here. I know plenty of people who live on the north side who are just as happy. If you have children, I do prefer to live here b/c it is much easier when they are in high school in terms of the commute. I also like that the middle school (Lynbrook South Middle) is not on a major street.

I'm starting to check houses next week. I don't have kids but would like to buy a house with good resale potential. I also would love to be near a "green" area, like a lake, or park with bike paths.. is there any specific area for this?

[Walter Greenspan]

inichka, bear in mind that about one-in-seven places that have a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address (1,549 acres) are not in the Village of Lynbrook (1,290 acres).


For those who may not be familiar with Lynbrook:

Lynbrook is a village (incorporated in 1911) in the central part of the Town of Hempstead, in the southwest part of Nassau County.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Village of Lynbrook is bordered on the north by the Village of Malverne and the Hamlet of North Lynbrook; on the east by the Hamlet of Lakeview and the Village of Rockville Centre; on the south by the Village of East Rockaway and the Hamlet of Hewlett; and, on the west by the Village of Valley Stream.





The Village of Lynbrook has a different border than does the "Lynbrook, NY 11563" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address and not be in the Village of Lynbrook and a place can be in the Village of Lynbrook and have other than a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address): places that have a "Lynbrook, NY 11563" mailing address that are not in the Village of Lynbrook are in the Hamlet of North Lynbrook and the Hamlet of Hewlett; and, at the same time, there are places in the Village of Lynbrook that have a "Rockville Centre, NY 11570" 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

[brunette-T]

we're a few blocks away from lynbrook in SD20 and it's a lovely area. i would love to buy here, if we found the right house, taxed ok and ample room to grow. unfortunately, the taxes are on the high-end compared to other great towns. but we have noticed the prices dropping significantly around here. we've been looking for a year now (we had different circumstances at first) and last year at this time you couldn't find more than one or two homes in under $400k, but now - there are many, many homes priced well under $400k. this weekend there is a great little 3 bedroom ranch for sale (open house) on main st. in SD 20 (East Rockaway) for $407k, full finished basement, bath in the masterbr -the property size is large too. it would have easily been on the market for over $500k last year, i'd bet.

[inichka]

I found a house that I love in SD #24. Please tell me is it's really not recommendable to buy there and why. Thank you.

[Wes927]

Valley Stream District is considered low performing (by Long Island standards) with an undesirable gang element in the high schools.

[budsvtec]

I grew up going to school in District 24. The schools have really changed just like the town of Valley stream has over the years. If I was going to buy in Lynbrook I would buy in Ditrict 20. Also if you find a home in Valley Stream you like, try to be in the Hewlett School district.