Long Island
Centereach or Lake Grove? What 15 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 15 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Centereach and Lake Grove, two towns about 2 miles apart that buyers regularly weigh against each other. A market median you can read anywhere. What one agent saw across the houses they sold in both is only here.
| Across Stephanie’s closings | Centereach | Lake Grove |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 11 | 4 |
| Middle closing price | $381,000 | $572,500 |
| Middle days on market | 24 | 123 |
| Middle size, square feet | 2,400 | 1,700 |
| Middle year built | 1961 | 2006 |
| Closed against asking | 100.3% | 97.6% |
11 sales in Centereach (2013 to 2025) and 4 in Lake Grove (2014 to 2023). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses Stephanie closed in Lake Grove ran about $191,500 higher than the ones in Centereach, $572,500 against $381,000 at the middle of each set.
Centereach went under contract faster: a median of 24 days against 123 in Lake Grove.
The Centereach houses were larger, a median of 2,400 square feet against 1,700. That is worth holding next to the price difference rather than reading either on its own.
The Lake Grove houses were newer by about 45 years at the middle, 2006 against 1961.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Centereach and Lake Grove pages carry the individual sales, which is the more useful thing to read if you are weighing a specific street.
Questions people ask
- Which is more expensive, Centereach or Lake Grove?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Lake Grove was $572,500 against $381,000 in Centereach. That is 15 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Centereach, at a median of 24 days on market against 123. Speed depends on how a house is priced more than on which town it is in.
- How many homes has Stephanie Calinoff sold in these two towns?
- 11 in Centereach and 4 in Lake Grove. Each one is on this site with its address, price and closing date.
Looking at both?
The useful conversation is usually about a specific street rather than a town average. Stephanie has closed in both and can tell you what the difference looks like on the ground.
