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I really like the look & feel of these 2 neighborhoods...can anyone give me some feedback on what its like to actually live there? Thanks!
We live in CSHarbor but I've sold alot of houses in both places & have friends there. They're both in the same SD (13). The houses in West Hills for the most part are more wooded & secluded- 2Acre lots by Chichester. You can sometimes find some good buys in Audobon Woods (not really "West Hills") that are one acre. CSHills has a Civic Association so you can get more involved in a community feeling if you want. Some of the houses back Cold Spring Hills Golf Course. You can hear the CSH train if that bothers you- but you can hear it from further away then that in actuality. If you commute you can find a house where you can walk to the station. In general CShills is more "manicured". Some of the houses back Jericho Tpke in both locales.
There is a mix of people in both (young & old). They're both lovely neighborhoods. I love the lamplights in CShills.
We live in CSHarbor but I've sold alot of houses in both places & have friends there. They're both in the same SD (13). The houses in West Hills for the most part are more wooded & secluded- 2Acre lots by Chichester. You can sometimes find some good buys in Audobon Woods (not really "West Hills") that are one acre. CSHills has a Civic Association so you can get more involved in a community feeling if you want. Some of the houses back Cold Spring Hills Golf Course. You can hear the CSH train if that bothers you- but you can hear it from further away then that in actuality. If you commute you can find a house where you can walk to the station. In general CShills is more "manicured". Some of the houses back Jericho Tpke in both locales.
There is a mix of people in both (young & old). They're both lovely neighborhoods. I love the lamplights in CShills.
Thanks so much! Your comments are very helpful!! I actually *adore* the Main Street area in Cold Spring Harbor!! Its one of the main reasons I'm considering this area!
thank you- we live right off Main St - on Goose Hill- Walter's messages are very confusing to me with all the "hamlet" references. No one on LI calls anything a hamlet in real life. Suffice it to say when it comes to buying a house West Hills & CSHills are just different names for areas in Huntington in S. Hunt School District just like Halesite & West Neck are names of areas in Huntington also but in Hunt. SD#3. Both SDs have children from lower income parts of Huntington Sta. which can bring down scores. One reason Hunt. SD# 3 has a bad rep is because Huntington Elementary School is located on Lowdes Ave. which is a very low income area. But despite the location I have known people who sent their children through both districts & were happy.
thank you- we live right off Main St - on Goose Hill- Walter's messages are very confusing to me with all the "hamlet" references. No one on LI calls anything a hamlet in real life. Suffice it to say when it comes to buying a house West Hills & CSHills are just different names for areas in Huntington in S. Hunt School District just like Halesite & West Neck are names of areas in Huntington also but in Hunt. SD#3. Both SDs have children from lower income parts of Huntington Sta. which can bring down scores. One reason Hunt. SD# 3 has a bad rep is because Huntington Elementary School is located on Lowdes Ave. which is a very low income area. But despite the location I have known people who sent their children through both districts & were happy.
2Kate, thanks again for your information. It is very helpful & addresses points I haven't heard anyone mention before. You are so lucky to live where you do...Cold Spring Harbor Main Street is one of the most quaint town centers I've seen anywhere on Long Island!
2Kate, thanks again for your information. It is very helpful & addresses points I haven't heard anyone mention before. You are so lucky to live where you do...Cold Spring Harbor Main Street is one of the most quaint town centers I've seen anywhere on Long Island!
There are many other towns in LI like this actually, all on the Norht Shore. What is your budget and can I ask how you wound up with Cold Sprills Hills/West Hills?
There are many other towns in LI like this actually, all on the Norht Shore. What is your budget and can I ask how you wound up with Cold Sprills Hills/West Hills?
I really like the Cold Spring Hills/ West Hills neighborhoods...I can't quite figure out why, but they feel *right* to me (I think maybe because they have a similar look & feel to the Chicago burbs I grew up in). Our budget is flexible now, but we don't want to spend a ton on a huge house until we have kids. Any other areas you'd recommend? Thanks!
I really like the Cold Spring Hills/ West Hills neighborhoods...I can't quite figure out why, but they feel *right* to me (I think maybe because they have a similar look & feel to the Chicago burbs I grew up in). Our budget is flexible now, but we don't want to spend a ton on a huge house until we have kids. Any other areas you'd recommend? Thanks!
I don't know your other parameters but Old Chester Hills has a similar Currier & Ives "feel" to both West Hills & Cold Spring Hills. Similar price range too. Do you know where that is??? It's another part of Huntington TOO. Much further East & it's in Elwood SD (1)- borders Jericho Tpke on the South Side, Warner Rd on the East Side & LIttle Plains Rd on the North Side.
There has been alot of new construction (post Modern) in recent years but the older charming homes are mostly Farm Ranches all on acres. 11743 ALSO!!!
I don't know your other parameters but Old Chester Hills has a similar Currier & Ives "feel" to both West Hills & Cold Spring Hills. Similar price range too. Do you know where that is??? It's another part of Huntington TOO. Much further East & it's in Elwood SD (1)- borders Jericho Tpke on the South Side, Warner Rd on the East Side & LIttle Plains Rd on the North Side.
There has been alot of new construction (post Modern) in recent years but the older charming homes are mostly Farm Ranches all on acres. 11743 ALSO!!!
I have never even heard of Old Chester Hills...will definitely check it out!! You hit the nail on the head about the "Currier & Ives" feel!! Thanks!!
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