Long Island
Mount Sinai or Port Jefferson? What 8 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 8 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Mount Sinai and Port Jefferson, two towns about 2.7 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 | Mount Sinai | Port Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 5 | 3 |
| Middle closing price | $430,000 | $350,000 |
| Middle days on market | 49 | 31 |
| Middle size, square feet | 2,716 | 1,852 |
| Middle year built | 1990 | 1992 |
| Closed against asking | 97% | 100.9% |
5 sales in Mount Sinai (2014 to 2022) and 3 in Port Jefferson (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 Mount Sinai ran about $80,000 higher than the ones in Port Jefferson, $430,000 against $350,000 at the middle of each set.
Port Jefferson went under contract faster: a median of 31 days against 49 in Mount Sinai.
The Mount Sinai houses were larger, a median of 2,716 square feet against 1,852. 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 Mount Sinai and Port Jefferson 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, Mount Sinai or Port Jefferson?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Mount Sinai was $430,000 against $350,000 in Port Jefferson. That is 8 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Port Jefferson, at a median of 31 days on market against 49. 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 Mount Sinai and 3 in Port Jefferson. 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.
