west islip?!

does anyone have any info ... good or bad? Im clueless being a Nassau girl!

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I like West Islip a lot. It has good schools and is right by the beaches. For the most part, the neighborhoods seem really nice and people take pride in their homes. It's a town my DH and I are considering as well.

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I think Keri (kahlua716) just bought a house there - I would FM her!

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west islip is a really nice area, good schools, we were looking here too, ended up in east islip which is also very good..goodluck on your search!

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I live in West Islip, renting the top floor of a house. I don't have kids yet so I can't speak for the schools, but my neighbors seem happy enough. The location is my favorite aspect of it - we're 5 minutes from Babylon Village and all the shopping and restaurants there, 10 minutes from Robert Moses Beach, and all the chain stores are in Bay Shore really close by (Best Buy, Pier 1, Target, Barnes & Noble, etc). There is never any traffic on any of the roads/highways, almost every single block in the whole town is clean and safe, and when you walk or jog around the neighborhood people are pretty friendly. Oh, and the library is fantastic, if that's important to you.

We didn't choose to buy in West Islip, though. I grew up in Brooklyn and West Islip is just a little small and homogenous for me. I'll FM you the specifics if you want. But that's just my personality - I'm sure most people would be really happy to buy here.

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We didn't choose to buy in West Islip, though. I grew up in Brooklyn and West Islip is just a little small and homogenous for me. I'll FM you the specifics if you want. But that's just my personality - I'm sure most people would be really happy to buy here.


Dh and i just bought in WI 2 years ago.. myself being a Brooklyn girl it took some time to get used to(just LI in general). i have adapted very well.. thelibrary is definalty awsome.. even though my dd doesn't go to school yet.. from what i hear from neighbors the school district is excellent.

Shopping is very convienient..

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I grew up in West Islip and we recently bought a home here. I am also a real estate agent in WI so if you have any questions about anything areas specifically let me know.

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I grew up in West Islip!! Its a great area! Good school district. The only negative are the taxes are very high!

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WI is the best!! i dont think there is anything negative to say about it

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I grew up in WI, and recently bought in Lindenhurst. Would go back to WI in a heartbeat if I could.

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My sister lives in WI and loves it! The schools are very good and my nephew is doing really well.

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thanks everyone, we will definately be looking here

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My brother lives there and has for 11 years. My oldest nephew graduated the high school last June and I have a niece in the jr high and a nephew in one of the elementary schools. It's an excellent district and I know my brother and SIL are extremely happy there.

The only issue we ever saw with it is how unbelievably homogeneous it is (it's nickname is "White Islip"). If you don't mind that, it's a great place to raise a family.

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I grew up/lived in W. Islip for 30 years & still work there - at the library actually Feel free to FM me any questions that you may have!

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one more question, I work on Oceanside and commute would have to be taken into consideration. Do any of you work in Western Nassau and commute? How long does it take?!

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We live in W. Islip and my husband works in Mineola. He needs to be there by 7 AM so he leaves about 40 minutes earlier. Even by 6:20 AM there's a decent amount of traffic, esp. by the 135 and the Meadowbrook. His commute home at 4 PM takes between 45 minutes and an hour. On days that he works a little later, it takes an hour or more.

This is one of the reasons we're moving farther west soon - he's so sick of the commute!

ETA: Oceanside might be a little easier because you don't have to go north at all. Sunrise Highway is a quick 15 minutes to Massapequa from W. Islip (that's where I get off), and from Massapequa to Oceanside early in the morning... what, another 25 minutes? The trip home in the afternoon/evening won't be pretty either way though.

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West Islip is really nice. Good schools, near the water. My aunt lived there for several years and there are some very nice neighborhoods.

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Posted by DavaDay

We live in W. Islip and my husband works in Mineola. He needs to be there by 7 AM so he leaves about 40 minutes earlier. Even by 6:20 AM there's a decent amount of traffic, esp. by the 135 and the Meadowbrook. His commute home at 4 PM takes between 45 minutes and an hour. On days that he works a little later, it takes an hour or more.

This is one of the reasons we're moving farther west soon - he's so sick of the commute!

ETA: Oceanside might be a little easier because you don't have to go north at all. Sunrise Highway is a quick 15 minutes to Massapequa from W. Islip (that's where I get off), and from Massapequa to Oceanside early in the morning... what, another 25 minutes? The trip home in the afternoon/evening won't be pretty either way though.

i commute for 9, so i have to leave my house by 8:15... 45 mins from Massapequa to Oceanside, the same coming home at 5 whats another 15 mins though, really?