Dix Hills? (Islip, Babylon, Huntington: buying a house, neighborhoods, buying)

[jimlisa1020]

We're considering buying a house in Dix Hills and I was wondering if there were any more/less "desirable" areas of Dix Hills? I know that there are areas of Dix Hills south of the LIE and they are closer to Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch...which I believe are not the best areas. So is it better to stick to houses north of the LIE?? Thoughts/opinions? Thanks in advance!

[Smash255]

Originally Posted by jimlisa1020

We're considering buying a house in Dix Hills and I was wondering if there were any more/less "desirable" areas of Dix Hills? I know that there are areas of Dix Hills south of the LIE and they are closer to Wheatley Heights/Wyandanch...which I believe are not the best areas. So is it better to stick to houses north of the LIE?? Thoughts/opinions? Thanks in advance!

While Wyandanch isn't the best of neighborhoods by any stretch of the imagination Wheatley Heights is a fine area. as far as dix Hills goes, pretty much anywhere is really nice, orth ad south of the LIE. I wouldn't say that any area of dix Hills can be considered less "desirable".

[IMISSNY]

I grew up in Dix Hills, and I am now in GA I am looking to move back to LI Dix Hills has cross my mind as well, it has always been a nice place.

[amyla]

Dix Hills does have what is considered less desirable areas and you will pay less for them-with that being said, they are still okay areas. I wouldn't go too much by that north of/south of expressway thing. South of the expressway has Strathmore, Carl Straight Path area, as well as Wilmington drive area(technically considered Melville). Those are all nice. There is the Straight Path that is right by Wyandanch-we lived there for 10 years and never had an issue-but it is considered a less desirable area. If we knew your budget, we might be able to help better guide you.

[yinduffy]

Part of Dix Hills is in the Commack School district and the rest in Half Hollow Hills School district. Check them both out.

[Walter Greenspan]

jimlisa1020, 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.


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

[jimlisa1020]

Originally Posted by amyla

Dix Hills does have what is considered less desirable areas and you will pay less for them-with that being said, they are still okay areas. I wouldn't go too much by that north of/south of expressway thing. South of the expressway has Strathmore, Carl Straight Path area, as well as Wilmington drive area(technically considered Melville). Those are all nice. There is the Straight Path that is right by Wyandanch-we lived there for 10 years and never had an issue-but it is considered a less desirable area. If we knew your budget, we might be able to help better guide you.

My budget is 600-700K....720K would be the max