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MaybeBabyin07
LIF Zygote
Member since 12/06 29 total posts
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Lauren
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What do you know about these areas?
Holbrook
Holtsville
Patchogue
Ronkonkoma/Lake Ronkonkoma
The Islips
Medford
Farmingville
Manorville
Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks!
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kerrycec03
Mom of 2 beautiful boys!!
Member since 6/06 13519 total posts
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Kerry
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
well, talk about the same areas we looked in, I rank:
Ronkonkoma
Lake Ronkonkoma
Holbrook
Holtsville
East Islip, Islip, West Islip (that's it for the Islips)
Manorville
I'm not a fan of Patchogue or Medford.
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| Posted 1/10/07 12:45 PM |
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PotofLuck06
Our Baby Boy Is Here!!!
Member since 11/06 13241 total posts
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Betsy
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I think you need to look at home prices in those areas first and be sure that you can afford in the areas you're looking. That may narrow down the area.
Also, evaluate the School District's. Some are better than other's.
Personally, I'm a north shore gal, but I did look at a few homes in Farmingville, but you have to be careful in that area as to where you live.
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| Posted 1/10/07 12:51 PM |
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Lisa
I'm a PANK!!!
Member since 5/05 22334 total posts
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Professional Aunts No Kids
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I live in Holbrook, in the Town of Islip part and we love the area.
We are close to the train station and to the town.
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| Posted 1/10/07 12:58 PM |
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TheLorax
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I would rank Manorville as #1. It is out there, but the housing market is booming there right now. There are alot of new homes going up (great for comp values), and room for more new homes. As housing becomes less available (and more expensive) on the South Fork, areas like East Moriches, Manorville, etc. will be increasing in value.
The middle/highschool is very new and super nice.
Plus it is so peaceful out there. Not very trafficy. Close to Riverhead (stores, etc). Very clean. Low crime rate.
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| Posted 1/10/07 1:01 PM |
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ODonnell
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I don't know about many of the towns on your list, but I live in Islip town, South of Montauk. I love it! I wanted a village setting and love being able to walk to the library, shops and Starbucks and pubs  There is a real community feel to our neighborhood and lots of history in Islip. I believe the school district is very good, and the people I commute with who have kids in the schools are very happy with them.
We looked at East Islip and Islip, but Islip was my preference and we got very lucky. I always look at the listings on MLSLI and there are currently the lowest number of listings in Islip since I started looking 2 years ago.
My DH is from Ronkonkoma and has friends who live there. They have a beautiful house in a nice area on a bigger property than ours with lower taxes and I know they are very happy there.
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| Posted 1/10/07 1:20 PM |
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
Posted by TheLorax
I would rank Manorville as #1. It is out there, but the housing market is booming there right now. There are a lot of new homes going up (great for comp values), and room for more new homes. As housing becomes less available (and more expensive) on the South Fork, areas like East Moriches, Manorville, etc. will be increasing in value.
The middle/highschool is very new and super nice.
Plus it is so peaceful out there. Not very trafficy. Close to Riverhead (stores, etc). Very clean. Low crime rate.
My DH and I are in the process of selling in Manorville, and just purchased in West Islip. We love Manorville, but with my DH's commute it is just to far out. I grew up in West Islip and I love the area and the community and they have a great school district and high resale values in the area.
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| Posted 1/10/07 1:40 PM |
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ARIELSMOM
Love my Babes
Member since 8/05 5889 total posts
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MEREDITH
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I live in Islip Terrace (EI SD), DH and I moved here from Babylon when we bought a house. Its ok, not Babylon, but good for us for now. DD is in the SD and im not crazy about it, im used to a smaller district. There are resonablly priced homes with nice property sizes and the schools are nearby. I take the good with the not so good, and overall im happy.
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| Posted 1/10/07 1:58 PM |
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SweetestOfPeas
J'taime Paris!
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
Holbrook is where I live now. there are some really nice parts to it and the SD is great.
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| Posted 1/10/07 2:20 PM |
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JennCo
My greatest joy is my baby boy
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I grew up in Holtsville and I loved it. It's gotten more populated over the years with new communities but it still has the same small town feel to it.
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| Posted 1/10/07 2:28 PM |
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JandJ1224
Member since 6/06 5911 total posts
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Jannette
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I grew up in west islip. I love the town and am currently looking for a house there
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| Posted 1/10/07 2:34 PM |
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MommaG
Yay Spring!
Member since 5/05 5133 total posts
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Gloria
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I live in West Islip and love it here. We are expanding our house rather than move.
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| Posted 1/10/07 7:52 PM |
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SweetT
LIF Adult
Member since 4/06 1305 total posts
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Ali
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I have to vote West Islip. Beautiful town, close to everything, right in the middle of the island and EXCELLENT schools!
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| Posted 1/10/07 8:09 PM |
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MrsT
Enjoying wedded bliss.....
Member since 4/06 1323 total posts
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Katrina
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
Posted by MaybeBabyin07
Holbrook
Holtsville
Patchogue
Ronkonkoma/Lake Ronkonkoma
The Islips
Medford
Farmingville
Manorville
Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks!
West Islip & Manorville are both pretty nice. I've had to go out to LI for work and was in both areas.
ETA - they both seem kind of far out to me if you work in Manhattan. Then again I live in Brooklyn and take the LIRR out there rather than drive. I cannot imagine the commute by car
Message edited 1/10/2007 10:49:35 PM.
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JTK
my 4 boys!
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Kristi
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
i like holbrook and manorville. both are beautiful but expensive.
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| Posted 1/10/07 11:10 PM |
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
I grew up in Holbrook and loved it. We live in Patchogue now and love it also.
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| Posted 1/11/07 8:34 AM |
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nov04libride
big brother <3
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Me
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
Posted by MaybeBabyin07
Holbrook
Holtsville
Patchogue
Ronkonkoma/Lake Ronkonkoma
The Islips
Medford
Farmingville
Manorville
Any feedback would be appreciated, thanks!
DH is from Islip and we lived in Islip before we bought. We really wanted Islip or East Islip but wound up in Ronkonkoma because it was cheaper.  I LOVE the town of Islip...It has a wonderful Main Street and has a real old-town feel to me. We couldn't find much in Islip under $400,000 and there are tons in Ronkonkoma, Lake Ronkonkoma, Holbrook, Holtsville, Medford, Manorville for under $400,000 (can't attest to quality, but they are on MLSLI!). Ronkonkoma is OK...It doesn't have a town really...You've got Portion Road where most of the stores are. It's convenient for us.
For us we ranked them:
Islip/East Islip (I like both)
West Islip
Ronkonkoma
Lake Ronkonkoma
Holbrook
Holtsville
Patchogue
Medford
Farmingville
Manorville
I'm sure Farmingville may be nice, but I am just wary of the day laborer situation there.
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SPECIALNEEDSMOMMY
A Healing for Gregory
Member since 1/07 1217 total posts
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Barbara
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
Hi. We live in Lake Ronkonkoma ... for the past five years now. To be honest, when we first moved here, I hated it. I grew up in Smithtown and it is very different here. However, I've really learned to love the area. We bought an older house for a really good price and are working on it. Our neighbors are wonderful people and the area is very safe. There is a TON of local shopping and we are very close to the LIE, Sunrise, etc. It's a great central location. All in all, a good choice for our first home!
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MrsSchwags
Soccer Baseball Lax Mom
Member since 10/05 11240 total posts
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Jennifer
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
i grew up in west islip. its a nice town with high taxes. if you have specific questions you can FM me.
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| Posted 1/24/07 11:19 PM |
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MegZee
My bunny
Member since 5/06 8777 total posts
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Meaghan
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Re: What do you know about these areas?
Have you looked in E. Setauket or S. Setauket? Its only a few more minutes north of Farmingville - you can get a decent house for under $400 - the taxes arent too bad (we have almost a half acre) and the schools are awesome.
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