Long Island
Lake Grove or Saint James? What 10 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 10 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Lake Grove and Saint James, two towns about 1.4 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 | Lake Grove | Saint James |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 4 | 6 |
| Middle closing price | $572,500 | $770,000 |
| Middle days on market | 123 | 112 |
| Middle size, square feet | 1,700 | 3,046 |
| Middle year built | 2006 | 1988 |
| Closed against asking | 97.6% | 97.5% |
4 sales in Lake Grove (2014 to 2023) and 6 in Saint James (2015 to 2024). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses Stephanie closed in Saint James ran about $197,500 higher than the ones in Lake Grove, $770,000 against $572,500 at the middle of each set.
Saint James went under contract faster: a median of 112 days against 123 in Lake Grove.
The Saint James houses were larger, a median of 3,046 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 18 years at the middle, 2006 against 1988.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Lake Grove and Saint James 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, Lake Grove or Saint James?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Saint James was $770,000 against $572,500 in Lake Grove. That is 10 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Saint James, at a median of 112 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?
- 4 in Lake Grove and 6 in Saint James. 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.
