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I am beginning my house hunting experience and i am very excited/nervous. I know that i want to be in the Lynbrook area. Lynbrook is my main choice. I need to be close to the LIRR because of my commute into Manhattan. The SD is very important to me, because i plan on having kids in the future.
Lynbrook lies in a handful of SD's. I am just wandering how they all rank against each other and which one's are better than the others. With proximately to where i really want to be (close to the train station) It seems like the SD's that lie in the area i am considering are Lynbrook, VS 13, VS 24, and East Rockaway.
If anyone could give me some info it would be greatly appreciated and hopefully this will help me along the way in buying my first home. Thank you so much!
I am beginning my house hunting experience and i am very excited/nervous. I know that i want to be in the Lynbrook area. Lynbrook is my main choice. I need to be close to the LIRR because of my commute into Manhattan. The SD is very important to me, because i plan on having kids in the future.
Lynbrook lies in a handful of SD's. I am just wandering how they all rank against each other and which one's are better than the others. With proximately to where i really want to be (close to the train station) It seems like the SD's that lie in the area i am considering are Lynbrook, VS 13, VS 24, and East Rockaway.
If anyone could give me some info it would be greatly appreciated and hopefully this will help me along the way in buying my first home. Thank you so much!
Here is how I would rank them from top to bottom in desirability:
Lynbrook SD 20
Valley Stream SD 24
Valley Stream SD 13
East Rockaway
Lynbrook SD 20 has been well thought of on the south shore for a long time, so make that your first choice. However, be aware that Lynbrook's Village property taxes are very high, so when you are looking for a house there always find out what the village taxes are on top of the other property taxes for a true picture of what you will be paying. VS 24 is rising fast and the high school it feeds into, Valley Stream South, was ranked in 2013's US News & World Report's Best High Schools. VS 13 has been a solid middle of the road school district. East Rockaway's high school has scored low for many years and the SD in general also has a rep for bullying and the teachers, parents and administration doing nothing about it.
Here is how I would rank them from top to bottom in desirability:
Lynbrook SD 20
Valley Stream SD 24
Valley Stream SD 13
East Rockaway
Lynbrook SD 20 has been well thought of on the south shore for a long time, so make that your first choice. However, be aware that Lynbrook's Village property taxes are very high, so when you are looking for a house there always find out what the village taxes are on top of the other property taxes for a true picture of what you will be paying. VS 24 is rising fast and the high school it feeds into, Valley Stream South, was ranked in 2013's US News & World Report's Best High Schools. VS 13 has been a solid middle of the road school district. East Rockaway's high school has scored low for many years and the SD in general also has a rep for bullying and the teachers, parents and administration doing nothing about it.
This is what i kind of thought. Thanks for the info, it's much appreciated.
Here is how I would rank them from top to bottom in desirability:
Lynbrook SD 20
Valley Stream SD 24
Valley Stream SD 13
East Rockaway
Lynbrook SD 20 has been well thought of on the south shore for a long time, so make that your first choice. However, be aware that Lynbrook's Village property taxes are very high, so when you are looking for a house there always find out what the village taxes are on top of the other property taxes for a true picture of what you will be paying. VS 24 is rising fast and the high school it feeds into, Valley Stream South, was ranked in 2013's US News & World Report's Best High Schools. VS 13 has been a solid middle of the road school district. East Rockaway's high school has scored low for many years and the SD in general also has a rep for bullying and the teachers, parents and administration doing nothing about it.
Would you happen to know any good real estate agents in the Lynbrook area that you know?
There are also several homes in Lynbrook that are in the Hewlett-Woodmere School District (SD 14), which is also a very good school district.
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