Middle Island is a hamlet in Suffolk County, located between the hamlets of Coram and Ridge to the west and east and between Rock Point and Yaphank to the north and south. The town earned its name from its position halfway between the eastern and western ends of Long Island (Montauk Point and East River), and halfway between Long Island’s northern and southern boundaries (Long Island Sound and Atlantic Ocean).
Cost of living
If Middle Island is on your radar as the location of your next dream home, expect to spend around $50,940 per year to cover your basic living expenses including transportation ($10,565), health care ($4,995), childcare ($34,472 for two children ages 4 and 8), food ($3,511 for a single adult or $10,139 for a family of four), and taxes ($10,099).
Weather
Middle Island residents experience a mix of warm, humid summers and cold, snowy, windy winters. Expect to wake up to partly cloudy days most mornings of the year and to switch on your windshield wipers for 111 days of precipitation including 48 inches of rain and 28 inches of snow. Freezing cold and scorching hot days are few and far between with temperatures averaging between 24℉ and 82℉ and rarely dropping below 10℉ or rising above 89℉.
Housing
The median list price in Middle Island is $361,995 and the average home stays on the market for 82 days. The sale-to-list ratio is 1 (which means homes sell at their listing price) and the homeownership rate is 73.6%.
Transportation
Most Middle Island residents (86%) drive alone to work. 8.61% of residents carpool and 3.72% take public transit. The average commute time is 33.5 minutes with 5.87% of residents making super commutes exceeding 90 minutes. The average car ownership in Middle Island is 2 cars per household.
Taxes
The largest share of households pays in the $3K+ range for property taxes. The combined sales tax rate in Middle Island is 8.63% and the income tax rate is 6.85%.
Job market
The most common job groups include office and administrative support, education and library, and sales. Popular job sectors include health care and social assistance, education, and retail. The most specialized jobs are law enforcement, health technologists and technicians, and community and social service occupations. The highest paid jobs are law enforcement ($98,750), protective service ($96,875), and education and library ($96,875).
Economy
Middle Island has an unemployment rate of 6.1%. Economists project 26% future job growth over the next ten years. The average income is $32,240 and the median household income is $78,301.
Health
96.8% of Middle Island residents have health coverage including employee plans (52.9%), Medicaid (12.3%), Medicare (16.7%), non-group plans (14.2%), and military or VA plans (.75%). The per capita personal health care spending is $9,778.
Parks and recreation
Middle Island parks include Cathedral Pines County Park and the adjacent Prosser Pines Nature Preserve. Public golf courses include Middle Island Country Club, Spring Lake Golf Club, and Mill Pond Golf Course located just to the south in Yaphank.
Several lakes include Artist Lake, Pine Lake, and Spring Lake. Middle Island contains headwaters of Carmans River which began at Pfeiffer’s Pond on the northeast corner of NY-25 and Old Middle Island Road and now begins within Cathedral Pines County Park.
Find your dream Middle Island home
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Lot Size2,614 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built1987
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Days on Market2
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Lot Size1,307 sqft
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Home Size1,133 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built1975
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Days on Market3
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Lot Size872 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths1 Bath
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Year Built1987
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Days on Market3
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Beds1 Bed
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Baths1 Bath
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Year Built1970
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Days on Market7
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Lot Size872 sqft
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Home Size1,086 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built1987
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Days on Market8
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Lot Size4,792 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built1997
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Days on Market9
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Lot Size10,019 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths1 Bath
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Year Built1955
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Days on Market10
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Lot Size9,584 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built2003
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Days on Market14
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Lot Size4,792 sqft
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Home Size1,500 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built2001
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Days on Market15
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Lot Size1,307 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths1 Bath
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Year Built1995
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Days on Market22
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Lot Size3,485 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built1990
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Days on Market22
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Lot Size40,076 sqft
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Home Size2,500 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built2002
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Days on Market22
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Lot Size3,050 sqft
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Home Size1,700 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built2000
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Days on Market24
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Lot Size872 sqft
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Home Size941 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built1987
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Days on Market26
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Lot Size4,792 sqft
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Home Size2,600 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths3 Baths
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Year Built2003
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Days on Market29
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Lot Size40,947 sqft
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Home Size2,328 sqft
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Beds4 Beds
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Baths4 Baths
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Year Built2014
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Days on Market37
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Lot Size21,780 sqft
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Beds3 Beds
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Baths1 Bath
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Year Built1978
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Days on Market39
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Lot Size
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths1 Bath
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Year Built1975
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Days on Market43
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Lot Size872 sqft
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Home Size947 sqft
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Beds2 Beds
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Baths2 Baths
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Year Built1987
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Days on Market56
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