Long Island
Coram or Middle Island? What 23 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 23 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Coram and Middle Island, two towns about 3.5 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 | Coram | Middle Island |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 18 | 5 |
| Middle closing price | $350,000 | $215,000 |
| Middle days on market | 22 | 43 |
| Middle size, square feet | 2,400 | 2,226 |
| Middle year built | 1979 | 1987 |
| Closed against asking | 101.9% | 102.5% |
18 sales in Coram (2014 to 2024) and 5 in Middle Island (2014 to 2024). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses Stephanie closed in Coram ran about $135,000 higher than the ones in Middle Island, $350,000 against $215,000 at the middle of each set.
Coram went under contract faster: a median of 22 days against 43 in Middle Island.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Coram and Middle Island 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, Coram or Middle Island?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Coram was $350,000 against $215,000 in Middle Island. That is 23 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Coram, at a median of 22 days on market against 43. 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?
- 18 in Coram and 5 in Middle Island. 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.
