Are there any South Shore towns that are affluent? (Huntington: real estate, oceanfront)
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Are there any South Shore towns that are affluent? Besides the Hamptons of course. Normally, communities near beaches or near water are quite expensive. If you look at SoCal, or probably Florida you will find this to be true.
But I have noticed say in NJ, not all shore towns are wealthy. Asbury Park, Seaside Heights, of course Atlantic City are not known for extreme wealth disparity. I think if you went to California and you told them you can live by the beach and not be wealthy, they will be shocked.
I am particularly curious about Long Beach. I recently visited after a stop at Jordan's Lobster Farm. It has a nice looking boardwalk, some nice looking albeit small homes. But it is close to NYC. Is there a great disparity between Real Estate Values and local peoples' incomes?
Most South Shore towns have a few seven figure waterfront properties.
As for the entire town being affluent, the only one is Hewlett. Not top tier wealth, but affluent nonetheless.
Big difference between Florida and California. Those both have flat, unadultered strips of oceanfront property. The South Shore has a very jagged geography, limiting the amount of waterfront land. It isn't on the ocean either (until the hamptons), so it limits the affluence.
Basically if you go south of Merrick Rd.. where many homes are on the water prices do tend to go up. But that entire town (just about all of them) are not really considered "affluent" so to speak. Even In So.Florida home prices are much higher as you get closer to the water. Go further away from the water (even in same exact town/zip code) prices go down..and even some neighborhoods are pretty horrible.
As an example. South of Merrick Rd. in lets say Bellmore. The homes on the water (even post-Sandy) can go for 1 million & up & beautiful very well kept homes in area. Stay in Bellmore & travel north of Sunrise..it's like a different world now. Lots of problems in N. Bellmore nowadays..but South of Merrick Rd. it's wonderful.
Rockville Centre, Brightwaters, Hewlett Harbor/Park/Bay/Cedarhurst/Woodsburgh are south shore towns that are mostly or entirely affluent.
Most areas south of Merrick Rd/Montauk Hwy have traditionally been more upscale than the rest of the town (Lindenhurst is the only exception that i can think of). But they seem to have lost tons of demand since the last few hurricanes and the skyrocketing flood insurance.
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I would not say there are entire towns that are considered affluent, but there are pockets. By the same token not all north shore towns are necessarily affluent (Huntington Station for example).
There aren't many towns where there is 100% affluence. Even RVC has projects. Look at the schools F&R numbers. Garden City for example is less than 1% so basically non existent. They don't even have hot lunch in the schools till you get to middle school.
Basically if you go south of Merrick Rd.. where many homes are on the water prices do tend to go up. But that entire town (just about all of them) are not really considered "affluent" so to speak. Even In So.Florida home prices are much higher as you get closer to the water. Go further away from the water (even in same exact town/zip code) prices go down..and even some neighborhoods are pretty horrible.
As an example. South of Merrick Rd. in lets say Bellmore. The homes on the water (even post-Sandy) can go for 1 million & up & beautiful very well kept homes in area. Stay in Bellmore & travel north of Sunrise..it's like a different world now. Lots of problems in N. Bellmore nowadays..but South of Merrick Rd. it's wonderful.
Lori I really wonder sometimes what happened to you in North Bellmore that you constantly complain about it. You make a decent middle class area sound like a war zone.
Lori I really wonder sometimes what happened to you in North Bellmore that you constantly complain about it. You make a decent middle class area sound like a war zone.
Lori I really wonder sometimes what happened to you in North Bellmore that you constantly complain about it. You make a decent middle class area sound like a war zone.
Funny you should ask this today! I know someone just yesterday that was accosted in her driveway while she was painting chairs! Guy barely spoke English. Told her he needed a place to live. Then said I picked your house..bags & all proceeded to enter her home! Happened in N. Bellmore just off Bellmore Ave on Beltagh. Scary! I don't feel I really complain about it. I do live in Bellmore but far south of Merrick Rd.& really have loved it.I just see many changes in past year or so everytime i go to the area around Newbridge & Bellmore Ave Which for me is rare as I hardly ever venture north of Sunrise unless it's just Bedford Ave. Which I do all the time. Do you spend anytime regularly in area I mentioned? There is a very noticeable difference lately in a very short period of time. This same person has told me she was also approached few times in her driveway recently (her kids too) by Hispanic guys demanding money from her. It's hard not to notice these changes recently. The only place I ever lived on LI is So. Bellmore way south of Merrick. Moved away from here several years ago but missed it so came back. So I am really kind of shocked at these incidents that just happened. This person did put in cameras after 1st incident as precaution because she is single mother with girls. Lucky she did! Because of that she was able to provide police with clear video of the criminals. Yes, one of the guys were arrested. Other still out there.
Don't feel it's a war zone at all. But because Honestly I never really even venture out of area often & do everything in Bellmore 24/7. So guess I notice these changes a lot because of that. Just that it is really very different lately when comparing N. Bellmore to Bellmore proper & So. Bellmore. I have been able to get some answers as to why though..so at least I know that much.
I wish! LOL. No such luck..darn! But I am occasionally able to get fresh crabs right from water on my canal
"Fresh" ? Those blue claws live in fecal matter. I'd take it easy with the Great South Bay brown tide crabs.
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