Long Island
Holtsville or Medford? What 14 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 14 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Holtsville and Medford, two towns about 2.8 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 | Holtsville | Medford |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 3 | 11 |
| Middle closing price | $240,000 | $360,000 |
| Middle days on market | 9 | 18 |
| Middle size, square feet | 1,169 | 1,343 |
| Middle year built | 1989 | 1970 |
| Closed against asking | 102.1% | 102.1% |
3 sales in Holtsville (2017 to 2020) and 11 in Medford (2016 to 2026). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses Stephanie closed in Medford ran about $120,000 higher than the ones in Holtsville, $360,000 against $240,000 at the middle of each set.
Holtsville went under contract faster: a median of 9 days against 18 in Medford.
The Holtsville houses were newer by about 19 years at the middle, 1989 against 1970.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Holtsville and Medford 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, Holtsville or Medford?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Medford was $360,000 against $240,000 in Holtsville. That is 14 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Holtsville, at a median of 9 days on market against 18. 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?
- 3 in Holtsville and 11 in Medford. 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.
