Long Island
Middle Island or Ridge? What 9 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 9 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Middle Island and Ridge, two towns about 3.8 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 | Middle Island | Ridge |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 5 | 4 |
| Middle closing price | $215,000 | $187,500 |
| Middle days on market | 43 | 90 |
| Middle size, square feet | 2,226 | not recorded |
| Middle year built | 1987 | 1986 |
| Closed against asking | 102.5% | 91.5% |
5 sales in Middle Island (2014 to 2024) and 4 in Ridge (2013 to 2017). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses Stephanie closed in Middle Island ran about $27,500 higher than the ones in Ridge, $215,000 against $187,500 at the middle of each set.
Middle Island went under contract faster: a median of 43 days against 90 in Ridge.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Middle Island and Ridge 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, Middle Island or Ridge?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Middle Island was $215,000 against $187,500 in Ridge. That is 9 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Middle Island, at a median of 43 days on market against 90. 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?
- 5 in Middle Island and 4 in Ridge. 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.
