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Long Beach, NY vs Bay Shore, NY

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- The median age of a home in Long Beach is 9.5% older than the median age of a home in Bay Shore.
 Long Beach, NYBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Median Home Age63  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$446,100$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months12.8%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock48.6%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.75.2%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$22.7$11.0
 Homes Owned53.8%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock5.1%11.2%
 Homes Rented33.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Long Beach, NYBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$2,710$1,840
 Studio Apartment$1,780  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,780$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$2,660  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$2,750$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$3,760  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Long Beach, NYBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock1.5%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.4%0.7%
 Vacant Sold0.9%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock0.0%3.6%
 Vacant Other1.2%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Long Beach, NYBay Shore, NYUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock0.9%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,9990.0%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock0.8%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,9990.1%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock0.2%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,9990.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock1.5%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9998.8%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock33.6%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,99916.5%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock13.3%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,99917.6%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.2%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.8%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.8%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Long Beach, NYBay Shore, NYUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock8.6%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.9%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock10.0%13.6%
 1980 to 19899.6%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock11.8%14.8%
 1960 to 19694.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock20.0%10.0%
 1940 to 19498.8%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock15.6%12.2%
Reviews for Long Beach    2 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Long Beach is one of two cities located on Long Island, New York. It is on a barrier island on the south shore of Long Island.We enjoy this calm fun location while at  More

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I moved here from CA 6 years ago and love it here. It is a barrier island which is a part of Long Island off the Atlantic coast, so it is all beach coastline with a  More

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Reviews for Bay Shore    6 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

Long Island is very expensive. Bay Shore is definitely one of the cheaper parts of the island, but it's still  More

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Over 14 years ago

Great community but saddled with taxes that are detracting from the quality of life here on Long  More

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I find the quality of life here in Bay Shore becoming more and more difficult. Due to the lack of convenient public transportation our population is forced to clog the  More

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