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Long Island in general based on high property taxes and high cost of living. That is why so many LI'ers invaded your neck of the woods in PA. What appears high in cost to other areas looks like a great bargain to us.
Someone I was friends with started asking me about what it was like to live here in Lancaster County over five years ago but she apparently has decided to stay in Rocky Point, since five years have pasted and she's no closer to moving here now then she was when she first thought about it.
Someone I was friends with started asking me about what it was like to live here in Lancaster County over five years ago but she apparently has decided to stay in Rocky Point, since five years have pasted and she's no closer to moving here now then she was when she first thought about it.
It might be a case of the devil she knows vs devil she doesn't. Does she own or rent in Rocky Point? Have a decent job? Kids in school?
It might be a case of the devil she knows vs devil she doesn't. Does she own or rent in Rocky Point? Have a decent job? Kids in school?
She lives in a house she doesn't like, never wanted to buy it in the first place but her then husband wanted it, she hates her job and doesn't have any kids.
I lived in Rocky Point from 1993-2010. Overall, it's a nice little town: some rougher spots down by Broadway, King Rd, and Prince Rd, but plenty of quiet neighborhoods, too. The taxes are relatively low, the houses... hit or miss, depending on where you look: mixed in with the newer homes is spot-building and tons of tiny bungalows that are barely liveable unless you have $$ to sink into them. Most of the town is still made up of narrow, winding little streets, which are quaint... but a P.I.A. in winter. It's been kind of neat to see the town blossom over the years, but a little sad at the same time. The biggest negative, IMO, is commuting: it's hell because Rocky Point is so far from the LIE, Sunrise, and all of the parkways... while 25A and 347 have essentially become very long parking lots. It's great of you enjoy being able to bike or walk to the stores... but not so great if you actually have to leave RP to go to work, shopping, etc.
As far as the schools go, I went to the high school, but I graduated in 1996, and the district has grown tremendously since then so I can't be of much help there. It's still a rather small district, which is fine as long as your kid doesn't have special needs, which is why we ended up moving when my oldest kid was starting 1st grade. We moved just a few miles south of 25A, so we could send our oldest to Longwood schools for the special ed program, because the options in RP simply aren't there.
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She lives in a house she doesn't like, never wanted to buy it in the first place but her then husband wanted it, she hates her job and doesn't have any kids.
Scratching my head -- no idea what's making her stay.
Based on what I've heard, people there seem like they want to move out. Is it just Rocky Point or Long Island in general?
Based on cost of living it is Long Island. It has nothing to do with Rocky Point. Rocky Point has a very good school district, more affordable house prices than a lot of other areas, decent local businesses and a ton of local pride. I'm not sure why you are specifically interested in the area but if you are moving from PA to Long Island and are working, you might want to give us an idea what town. Rocky Point is a little to the east but definitely a nice middle class area.
I lived in Rocky Point from 1993-2010. Overall, it's a nice little town: some rougher spots down by Broadway, King Rd, and Prince Rd, but plenty of quiet neighborhoods, too. The taxes are relatively low, the houses... hit or miss, depending on where you look: mixed in with the newer homes is spot-building and tons of tiny bungalows that are barely liveable unless you have $$ to sink into them. Most of the town is still made up of narrow, winding little streets, which are quaint... but a P.I.A. in winter. It's been kind of neat to see the town blossom over the years, but a little sad at the same time. The biggest negative, IMO, is commuting: it's hell because Rocky Point is so far from the LIE, Sunrise, and all of the parkways... while 25A and 347 have essentially become very long parking lots. It's great of you enjoy being able to bike or walk to the stores... but not so great if you actually have to leave RP to go to work, shopping, etc.
As far as the schools go, I went to the high school, but I graduated in 1996, and the district has grown tremendously since then so I can't be of much help there. It's still a rather small district, which is fine as long as your kid doesn't have special needs, which is why we ended up moving when my oldest kid was starting 1st grade. We moved just a few miles south of 25A, so we could send our oldest to Longwood schools for the special ed program, because the options in RP simply aren't there.
Sorry but you are way off on the special needs programs. On the island Rocky Point has one of the best special needs programs currently and they also work with the next school district (Shoreham-Wading River SD) when there aren't enough children in a certain age group to form a class.
The housing prices in the new section of RP are very affordable for some very nice homes. Why? You are further out east, away from many areas where you might have work, and the tax assessment is high. Not unusual to be paying 12,000 to 14,000 a year in taxes. They assessed the newer section higher to make up for the lower tax rate on the dumpy old section.
But if you work on the island and have a decent job, RP is not a bad area to consider. Forget it if you commute to NYC for work.
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