Long Island
Saint James or Stony Brook? What 11 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 11 homes Stephanie Calinoff actually closed in Saint James and Stony Brook, 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 | Saint James | Stony Brook |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 6 | 5 |
| Middle closing price | $770,000 | $481,500 |
| Middle days on market | 112 | 33 |
| Middle size, square feet | 3,046 | 1,798 |
| Middle year built | 1988 | 1968 |
| Closed against asking | 97.5% | 103.3% |
6 sales in Saint James (2015 to 2024) and 5 in Stony Brook (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 Saint James ran about $288,500 higher than the ones in Stony Brook, $770,000 against $481,500 at the middle of each set.
Stony Brook went under contract faster: a median of 33 days against 112 in Saint James.
The Saint James houses were larger, a median of 3,046 square feet against 1,798. That is worth holding next to the price difference rather than reading either on its own.
The Saint James houses were newer by about 20 years at the middle, 1988 against 1968.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Saint James and Stony Brook 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, Saint James or Stony Brook?
- Across the sales Stephanie closed in each, the middle price in Saint James was $770,000 against $481,500 in Stony Brook. That is 11 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Stony Brook, at a median of 33 days on market against 112. 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 Saint James and 5 in Stony Brook. 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.
