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-Northport may not be a retirement town per se, but it has what I am looking for in terms of "my" retirement town, mainly; a picturesque outdoors to walk and read by the water/park or a cafe. I enjoyed the art/vintage galleries/stores and the possibility of a house that has a vacation/retreat feel
- If driving is a must in LI, then I agree that it is not for me. However, Northport fits most of my criteria and I thought it would be wise for me to find two other towns to compare before committing to finding a house in Northport. And, indeed, a few of the recommendations in this forum have sparked my interest.
- Regarding the size of the house, a single family house is fine. My main concern is a large lot so I can entertain and use my yard/outdoors for my recreational/art activities. The RE tax cannot exceed $20K/yr
- So far, from the recommendations, I am considering Babylon Village, Rockville Centre and Garden City
- Regarding the Northport distance to the train station, I would consider a taxi to LIRR if all other criteria is met.
Thank you, again, for your feedback.
Rockville has a couple large parks/lakes/trails close by and is even close enough to Long beach(taxi or LIRR). They have a large selection of good restaurants. And when you tire of them, there is always Lynbrook or Oceanside to try.
Anyways, this house is a good example that popped up today, you'd be close enough to parks, but 20 min walk to train, restaurants, supermarket. It is also nicely done with a narrow but deep lot.
Rockville has a couple large parks/lakes/trails close by and is even close enough to Long beach(taxi or LIRR). They have a large selection of good restaurants. And when you tire of them, there is always Lynbrook or Oceanside to try.
Anyways, this house is a good example that popped up today, you'd be close enough to parks, but 20 min walk to train, restaurants, supermarket. It is also nicely done with a narrow but deep lot.
Does it really have this? ...am looking for in terms of "my" retirement town, mainly; a picturesque outdoors to walk and read by the water/park or a cafe.
I only up say this because visitors are often surprised how ugly the village itself is.
Maybe Babylon? (Although Northport is prettier.)
Last edited by Quick Commenter; 04-30-2021 at 03:53 AM..
I could see Northport as a retirement town for certain people but again, a car is a must. Once or twice over the years, I have heard about people moving to LI to retire. The village itself is pretty small and has stores for most things you might need on a daily basis except for food. There isn’t even a deli there now. The two large supermarkets in town are probably close enough to walk to (from the village) in theory, but this would not be an easy task and might even be impossible, given the lack/unreliability of sidewalks. In winter, snow covers what sidewalks there are, so there is no place to walk at all. On top of that, groceries are heavy and not easy to carry for the distance you would have to walk. I don’t want to gloss over your statement that you can’t drive, but could this be reconsidered for extremely limited purposes? Like maybe driving to the supermarket only, say early in the morning on weekends when traffic is light? You’d only be driving for a couple of local miles a week, and things like parking wouldn’t be an issue because the lots are wide open at those hours - you could park far away from others. This way, you could avoid the congested secondary roads and highways entirely. I’m suggesting this only because I can’t see how you could manage the grocery issue, unless you depended on frequent taxi service, which probably wouldn’t be consistently reliable.
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