Moving From the West Coast (New York, Hempstead: neighborhood, private schools, college)

[Walter Greenspan]

shers, here's all the communities (cities, villages and hamlets) in order mentioned:

Huntington Bay = village in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
Port Jefferson = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Belle Terre = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Setauket-East Setauket = hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Poquot = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Old Field = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Stony Brook = hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Northport = village in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
Smithtown = hamlet in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County
Centerport = hamlet in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
Sea Cliff = Village in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County
Babylon = village in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County
Sayville = hamlet in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County
Belle Terre = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Hampton Bays = hamlet in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County
Long Beach = city in Nassau County

[shers]

Thanks
We live in the L.A. area and when we move we are done with commuting.
New York is only important for my Daughter to commute from New York University on the weekend.
I look forward to taking day trips into the city but will take the train.

[shers]

Originally Posted by Walter Greenspan

shers, here's all the communities (cities, villages and hamlets) in order mentioned:

Huntington Bay = village in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
Port Jefferson = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Belle Terre = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Setauket-East Setauket = hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Poquot = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Old Field = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Stony Brook = hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Northport = village in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
Smithtown = hamlet in the Town of Smithtown, Suffolk County
Centerport = hamlet in the Town of Huntington, Suffolk County
Sea Cliff = Village in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County
Babylon = village in the Town of Babylon, Suffolk County
Sayville = hamlet in the Town of Islip, Suffolk County
Belle Terre = village in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County
Hampton Bays = hamlet in the Town of Southampton, Suffolk County
Long Beach = city in Nassau County

Suffolk County versus Nassau County, I don’t know the difference.
What I’ve seen so far that fits our budget is in Suffolk County

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by shers

Suffolk County versus Nassau County, I don’t know the difference.

Totaling 1,377 sq. miles, Long Island is divided into 4 counties (from west to east): Kings (70 sq. miles), Queens (109 sq. miles), Nassau (287 sq. miles) and Suffolk (911 sq. miles).

Kings and Queens Counties are coterminous with the New York City Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, respectively.

There are 2 cities and 13 towns (as well as 2 Indian reservations) in the bi-counties area of Nassau and Suffolk and the 13 towns (3 in Nassau and 10 in Suffolk) are further sub-divided into 96 villages (municipal corporations) and 195 hamlets (unincorporated areas), yielding 293 communities (2 + 96 + 195 = 293).

..............Nassau......Suffolk........Total

....cities............2..........0..............2
...villages.........64.........32.............96
.hamlets..........70........125............195



.....total.........136........157............293

[jpg71]

The towns around Huntington will get your daughter to NYU within an hour and a half, door to door (I do it every day).

Nassau and Suffolk both have their pros and cons. Nassau being closer to the city, better infrastructure (Sewers instead of Cesspools for instance), Suffolk with bigger properties, more greenery. Nassau's proximity to the city commands higher prices. Go far enough out on Suffolk and you can have some real quiet rural areas if you're into that.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by jpg71

The towns around Huntington will get your daughter to NYU within an hour and a half, door to door (I do it every day).

Nassau and Suffolk both have their pros and cons. Nassau being closer to the city, better infrastructure (Sewers instead of Cesspools for instance), Suffolk with bigger properties, more greenery. Nassau's proximity to the city commands higher prices. Go far enough out on Suffolk and you can have some real quiet rural areas if you're into that.

Nassaus more like the transitional zone between NYC and LI
(if you're into that) think HB with the LIE as the 405.

High QOL generally begins out East if you're not commuting to the City.

[Crookhaven]

Originally Posted by jpg71

The towns around Huntington will get your daughter to NYU within an hour and a half, door to door (I do it every day).

Nassau and Suffolk both have their pros and cons. Nassau being closer to the city, better infrastructure (Sewers instead of Cesspools for instance), Suffolk with bigger properties, more greenery. Nassau's proximity to the city commands higher prices. Go far enough out on Suffolk and you can have some real quiet rural areas if you're into that.

Nassaus more like the transitional zone between NYC and LI
(if you're into that) think HB with the LIE as the 405.

Higher QOL generally begins out East if you're not commuting to the City.

[Walter Greenspan]

Originally Posted by jpg71

The towns around Huntington ...

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Huntington in the Town of Huntington is bordered on the north by Huntington Harbor, the Hamlet of Halesite, the Village of Huntington Bay, Huntington Bay and the Hamlet of Centerport; on the east by the Hamlet of Centerport and the Hamlet of Greenlawn; on the south by the Hamlet of Huntington Station; and, on the west by the Hamlet of Cold Spring Harbor and the Village of Lloyd Harbor.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

Really?
You need to get out more.

I'd take Northport, Port Jefferson, Babylon Village and Sayville over Huntington in a heartbeat.

All of which have great culture, MUCH better schools and far less drama to the south.

Huntington seems to think its still the crown jewel of Suffolk county.
Albeit lovely, it has some very stiff competition.

IMHO Huntington peaked many years ago, it really ought to stop drinkng its own kool aid.


Crooks

FWIW
650k puts you in Belle Terre
Belle Terre, NY, 11777 - MLS ID#2176161 - Single Family Home real estate - REALTOR.com®

Stony Brook, a stone's throw from the water (Sand St Beach) been on the market a little while, so there's wiggle room to negotiate:
Stony Brook, NY, 11790 - MLS ID#2172171 - Single Family Home real estate - REALTOR.com® Some nice neighbors, too.

[OhBeeHave]

Originally Posted by Crookhaven

LMAO.
but I think youd be living pretty well in Port Jeff/Poquott/Old Field for 650k.



Crooks

The only cheap listing I find for Old Field is $685K and it has all the appearances of a tear down. An Old Field South was $698K (on a busy West Meadow Rd)

There are some Strongs Neck in the upper $600s, and depending on where one looks in Poquott (old vs. new) there are some values to be had, then again, there's a few listings on 25A.