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My partner and I have found our dream colonial home in East Northport (Elwood) that we love! However, I'm not a fan of the name Elwood as immature as that sounds . If we purchase the East Northport (Elwood) home, do we say we live in Elwood or East Northport? Our dream town is Dix Hills. All the colonial houses we looked at there weren't in the particular part of town we want or needed major construction which we could afford but it would require time. We need some insight on the town/people/schools and how they compare. Niche has good reviews on both towns. Is one town considered superior to the other?
Elwood is a census-designated place in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 11,177 at the 2010 census. Elwood is a community in the Town of Huntington.
East Northport is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County, New York, United States. The population was 20,217 at the 2010 census
Very few people say they "live in Elwood"; they usually identify themselves as living in "East Northport".
About 2/3 of properties in E. Northport are in the Northport/E. Northport school district (#4)
The rest are either in the Elwood school district (#1 - the house you prefer most likely is in this district), or in the Commack school district (#10).
Agree with Elke. I grew up in Huntington - never heard anyone say they are from Elwood. In fact when I went to college and met people who would say they were from Huntington they were almost always from Greenlawn,Northport,Centerport etc
Elwood taxes on paper look decent. That’s because home prices are pretty reasonable in the district. They by far have the highest tax rate in the town.
Then again, there is that big fancy-ish sign at the intersection of Elwood, Burr, and Cuba Hill roads that says "Elwood", lol
If I'm not mistaken, isn't Elwood primarily residential as compared to East Northport which is at least 50% commercial properties? It has always seemed that way from driving through that general Commack/Elwood/East Northport/Greenlawn area which I do regularly. If so, why wouldn't residents prefer to claim to be from Elwood? IMHO an area that is primarily residential is usually (absent any negative factors) considered to be more desirable.
For example, take the Pines area of Smithtown. It calls itself a hamlet on the perimeter signs but it is not legally one, nor is it a census-designated place, nor is it an HOA. Yet it has its own street-parking rule that residents abide by. Residents and realtors both make a point of mentioning that a house is "in The Pines" because it's viewed as a plus. 100% residential except for an elementary school and a tiny fire department substation. It's weird because it's regarded as more than just a neighborhood (like for instance the "college section(s)" of Smithtown are) but less than a recognized community such as Elwood. And it's certainly not its own school district. It's just "the Pines." (also weirdly, the perimeter signs simply say "Hamlet of Pines" but everyone calls it The Pines, lol) (and even more weirdly, the predominant trees within The Pines are oaks, by a very large margin! Would have made waaay more sense to have named it "Hamlet of Oaks" or "Hamlet of The Oaks"!)
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. If we purchase the East Northport (Elwood) home, do we say we live in Elwood or East Northport? Our dream town is Dix Hills. All the colonial houses we looked at there weren't in the particular part of town we want or needed major construction which we could afford but it would require time. We need some insight on the town/people/schools and how they compare. Niche has good reviews on both towns. Is one town considered superior to the other?
