Moving to Wading River? (Brookhaven, Riverhead: houses, school district, college)

[Laura T]

Hi there. I currently live in Stony Brook but am planning on downsizing. I was considering Wading River. I did see a few houses on Herod Point Rd. How is that area? I understand that the Riverhead school district isnt as attractive as SWR, but my children are full grown. Of course I always think of resale value. How does Wading River compare to Stony Brook?
Thanks.

[Walter Greenspan]

For those who may not be familiar with Wading River:

Wading River is a hamlet (an unincorporated area) in the north-west part of the Town of Riverhead, in the north-central part of Suffolk County, along the Riverhead/Brookhaven town line.

Beginning on the north and moving in a clockwise direction, the Hamlet of Wading River in the Town of Riverhead is bordered on the north by Long Island Sound; on the east by the Hamlet of Baiting Hollow and the Hamlet of Calverton; on the south by the Hamlet of Calverton; and, on the west by the Hamlet of East Shoreham and the Hamlet of Ridge in the Town of Brookhaven (the Riverhead/Brookhaven town line).





The Hamlet of Wading River has a different border than does the "Wading River 11792" ZIP Code postal zone (i.e., a place can have a "Wading River 11792" mailing address and not be in the Hamlet of Wading River and a place can have other than a "Wading River 11792" mailing address and be in the Hamlet of Wading River): places that have a "Wading River, NY 11792" mailing address that are not in the Hamlet of Wading River are in the Hamlet of East Shoreham in the Town of Brookhaven; and, at the same time, there are places in the Hamlet of Wading River with a "Calverton, NY 11933" 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

[scottzilla]

Both are really nice but Stony Brook has an upper hand on property values because of closeness to the LIRR (Working in Manhattan still possible) and the college. Property taxes are a bit higher in Stony Brook.