Merrick

I've seen some beatiful homes in Merrick...Merrick SD but I really don't know much about the town. It says its only a 40-45min LIRR to Penn Station which is good....but I don't know much about the town.

Anyone live there or can give me some advice or pros/cons?

Thanks!

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Yes I grew up in Merrick and lived there until I went to college. It is such a great town and has an AMAZING school district. its one of the top school districts. If I could afford it I would definitely buy a house there.

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My DH grew up in south merrick, its still very expensive, everyone near my inlaws is constantly redoing their homes, adding things, taxes are high, my inlaws have a the same plot that we have and their taxes are 15k. house is not bigger than ours either.

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We live in Merrick, bought a house here 2 years ago. We love it. Very quiet, great shopping and the homes def hold their value. SD is great, one of the best actually. DS starts kindergarten there in the fall. I can't wait.

It is a little pricey though!

Good Luck! FM me if you want to know more.

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DH and I lived in an apartment in Merrick (top half of a cape) for two years. It's a great neighborhood. It's close to tons of shopping, highways, beaches, and the express train gets to Penn in exactly 40 minutes. The schools are supposed to be very good. Taxes are high IMO - DH's aunt lives in South Merrick and pays over 13K a year!

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I grew up in South Merrick and my parents still live there. It's a great town, nice restaurants, great schools, parks. Taxes are very high though. But I think it's a great place to live.

I commuted to the city from there for a while. An express train is 40 minutes, parking is an issue though (or it was when I lived there). They don't require permits so you have to get to the station really early.

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Grew up in Merrick too.
Not a bad commute into the city - express trains are good & I was able to walk to my parents house when I was living at home.

The schools are good & a few of my friends moved back with their families.

Any questions, let me know.

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I'm in Merrick and I grew up here as well. I love that it's so close to every parkway, and only a 40 minute train ride to the city. I also loved the school district. I hope to one day bable to buy a home here, but the taxes are pretty high. I think my home taxes are about $12,000.

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Thank you for everyone's comments. I am going to make some appts to check out some houses i saw on mls! tks