Medford

Can anyone tell me how the area is in Medford just south of the LIE by the Pat. Med high school? Thanks!

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unfortuneatly the area between LIE & Sunrise is the not so nice section of Medford. Pat-Med is an ok school, very middle of the road in my opinions.

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Figures that would be the case!

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Actually, I think it's the area above the LIE that is the not-so-nice section.

That might be because I live in the section between the LIE and Sunrise Hwy. Our development is adorable and the neighbors are fantastic.

When I was looking in Patchogue and Medford, I was advised to stay south of the LIE.

HTH

ETA - here's a link to a previous post about where in Medford

Message edited 1/19/2007 12:18:53 PM.

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I agree south of the LIE is very nice and quiet. North of the LIE you are starting to get near some of the Gordon Heights areas. But south of the LIE is quiet and nice size properties

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Here's my two cents. Eveyone is going to tell you different things about an area - for whatever reason people have their opions and prejudices about certain neighborhoods.

We have been looking in Medford and the area south of the LIE is nicer than north of the LIE in terms of lot size and just the overall look of the area. Stay away from Gordon Heights, its tied with Coram for the top area of sex offenders on LI.
We almost bought a house north of the LIE in eagle estates. It is a decent looking development which I have been told is going through revitilzation. There are lots of kids playing and its near an elementary school.

I would recommend driving through the areas you have in mind and see what you think for yourself. Look at the houses and how people take care of their property.

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Thank you for your opinions. I plan on driving through the area this weekend! :)

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I was wondering about Medford too, because there are some VERY affordable houses there. We drove through a couple of neighborhoods south of the LIE that seems REALLY nice. However, I have gotten so many mixed reviews about the schools. I think any elementary is okay, but I know Pat. Med. high school is not so great. My coworkers kids go there, and I cant tell you how many times her kids have called her to pick them up because they are scared of a kid with a knife or something, they were on lockdown a couple of weeks ago. This is the only thing that scared me away, since we don't know how many years we will be living in our next house. This whole househunting thing is sooo frustrating. I have found awsome homes in Longwood school district too, but again, it's a sketchy district I guess.

I will say, I am sooo tired of everyone's opinions, but at the same time, glad that I have been steered away from some areas.

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I can't believe the story with the knife in school! I knew it wasn't a great district but I didn't know it was that dangerous.... Definitely something to consider, thanks!

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Ok this is going to be everywhere you look. Being I was a graduate of Pat Med I never had a problem with the school I did graduate in 96. It is a huge school district so you are going to hear more of the rumors. But check out the area.

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So true...you always hear more of the bad stories than good. My boss's husband was the principal at Pat Med. high school for two years, he said it's middle of the road, there is Def. worse out there. I think if you find an area you like, you just go with it.

I'm looking at homes in Middle Country School District, lots of mixed reveiws there too, which is true with any big district.

I hope I didn't offend anyone with previous post, just wanted to let you know I am in the SAME debate boat with districts.

I was just talking to a girl that graduated from Longwood last year, and she said she really had no problems with the school, whereas so often I hear stay away! It's so hard when you are middle income I think, the balance between a nice home, and a nice area.

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Message edited 1/19/2007 3:59:23 PM.

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we looked a quiet a few houses in Medford/Old Medford...south of the LIE but we just decided to come closer to the city. it was just too far out for us as far as commuting into the city.

Good Luck!!

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just wanted to add that we saw some really beautiful houses!!

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We originally wanted to stay in West Islip, where we both grew up. It comes down to what you can get for your $$. For our price range we can get something old that needs updating in west islip or new construction in medford area. We will have to consider everything...

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My aunt was recently the dean of students at Pat Med until she retired and she definitley had lots of stories to share - and they werent good ones!

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knives in schools(unfortunatly) are nothing new. I went to Comsewoque in the 80's & we had "racial riots" as the district called them & kids got caught with knives & drugs frequently. When we wanted the "good drugs" we left our school & went to Ward Melville because those kids had a little more money & better stuff.
My son graduated from Connetquot in 2005 & there were weapons & drugs in school there too. A handful of kids that should have graduated with my son missed it because they were in rehab.

This is the society we live in, and I've said it before & I'll say it again, a school district no matter how good its reputation doesn't guarentee you a well educated or clean cut kid, only super involved parents & a lot of teamwork from the parents & the school can.

As for Medford, I think its a decent middle class area w/a few spots that are more appealing than others.

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I completely agree that it is best to check out the area and schools on your own. Go into the schools and take a look around.

As for the knife thing, it is quite common now days but something schools don't take lightly. We recently had 2 boys who were Boy Scouts bring pocket knives to school. They are good kids but got in trouble because they brought the knife to school.

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I live in Medford and I live in Eagle Estates ...I love the way people who don't live in a neighborhood can say what is going on in it
We have lived here for almost two years and we really love it. Our neighbors are extremely nice and friendly and most of the houses are well taken care of. A lot of the houses are totally redone and while there are some "dumps", I think that's true of every neighborhood.
As another poster said, drive around the neighborhood at various times and see if YOU like it. Everyone else has an opinion that may not agree with yours. We bought our house here cuz it was affordable, there's a great park four blocks away, the elementary school is extremely close and we talked to some of the neighbors before we bought and liked them, so we ended up looking at a lot of houses in the development before we bought ours.

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Posted by Gertyrae

I live in Medford and I live in Eagle Estates ...I love the way people who don't live in a neighborhood can say what is going on in it
We have lived here for almost two years and we really love it. Our neighbors are extremely nice and friendly and most of the houses are well taken care of. A lot of the houses are totally redone and while there are some "dumps", I think that's true of every neighborhood.
As another poster said, drive around the neighborhood at various times and see if YOU like it. Everyone else has an opinion that may not agree with yours. We bought our house here cuz it was affordable, there's a great park four blocks away, the elementary school is extremely close and we talked to some of the neighbors before we bought and liked them, so we ended up looking at a lot of houses in the development before we bought ours.