Long Island
Hauppauge or Smithtown? What 22 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 22 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Hauppauge and Smithtown, two towns about 1.8 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 | Hauppauge | Smithtown |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 6 | 16 |
| Middle closing price | $319,000 | $460,000 |
| Middle days on market | 67 | 29 |
| Middle size, square feet | 810 | 2,334 |
| Middle year built | 1972 | 1967 |
| Closed against asking | 100.7% | 100.3% |
6 sales in Hauppauge (2012 to 2024) and 16 in Smithtown (2014 to 2026). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses Stephanie closed in Smithtown ran about $141,000 higher than the ones in Hauppauge, $460,000 against $319,000 at the middle of each set.
Smithtown went under contract faster: a median of 29 days against 67 in Hauppauge.
The Smithtown houses were larger, a median of 2,334 square feet against 810. That is worth holding next to the price difference rather than reading either on its own.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Hauppauge and Smithtown 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, Hauppauge or Smithtown?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Smithtown was $460,000 against $319,000 in Hauppauge. That is 22 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Smithtown, at a median of 29 days on market against 67. 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?
- 6 in Hauppauge and 16 in Smithtown. 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.
