The North Shore of Long Island

[Anonymous]

Huntington, Centerport, Northport - wondering what it's like in terms of the vibe, politics, people.
Is it similar to the DMV?

[Anonymous]

Outside of the Hamptons and other uber rich parts, its a lot of fire/police/teachers, etc. There is not the job market that we have in this area. My husband grew up there and has no desire to return to live.

[Anonymous]

The person above doesn’t know what they’re talking about. For one thing, the Hampton are on the south shore, and about 50 miles East of the towns you mention.

I grew up a few towns east of where you’re talking about, and my brother lives in Northport now. Very wealthy. Quote my niece, when I said she was lucky to have a pool: “everyone has a pool.”

Public schools are excellent to the point where there aren’t really private schools outside of very religious ones, that tend to be worse than public. Vanishingly small black population. The Latino population has grown quite a bit, and overall household incomes on average have dropped a bit from when I was a kid, but not dramatically.

Very expensive. Watch out for property taxes - they’re an order of magnitude higher than you see here.

It’s definitely been trending much more conservative over the years, politically, much to my family’s chagrin.

I think my brother would say it’s a great place to raise kids. There are a lot of families. I find it a bit like Agrestic in the TV show Weeds - status conscious, shallow, pricey. But to each his own.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huntington, Centerport, Northport - wondering what it's like in terms of the vibe, politics, people.
Is it similar to the DMV?

Sean Hannity just sold his mansion on the north shore to move to Palm Beach. He celebrated this. Is it miserable there or he just hates taxes or both?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The person above doesn’t know what they’re talking about. For one thing, the Hampton are on the south shore, and about 50 miles East of the towns you mention.

I grew up a few towns east of where you’re talking about, and my brother lives in Northport now. Very wealthy. Quote my niece, when I said she was lucky to have a pool: “everyone has a pool.”

Public schools are excellent to the point where there aren’t really private schools outside of very religious ones, that tend to be worse than public. Vanishingly small black population. The Latino population has grown quite a bit, and overall household incomes on average have dropped a bit from when I was a kid, but not dramatically.

Very expensive. Watch out for property taxes - they’re an order of magnitude higher than you see here.

It’s definitely been trending much more conservative over the years, politically, much to my family’s chagrin.

I think my brother would say it’s a great place to raise kids. There are a lot of families. I find it a bit like Agrestic in the TV show Weeds - status conscious, shallow, pricey. But to each his own.

Yeah, nothing like DC. lol

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Outside of the Hamptons and other uber rich parts, its a lot of fire/police/teachers, etc. There is not the job market that we have in this area. My husband grew up there and has no desire to return to live.

Tells me you’ve never been to LI

[Anonymous]

I don't care for Nassau county (where my dh grew up) because it is definitely more showy and/or dreary and sprawly depending on where. Suffolk County is very pretty, more rural, some wealthy areas, but it just feels more serene. I like Port Jefferson a lot, Wildwood State Park...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The person above doesn’t know what they’re talking about. For one thing, the Hampton are on the south shore, and about 50 miles East of the towns you mention.

I grew up a few towns east of where you’re talking about, and my brother lives in Northport now. Very wealthy. Quote my niece, when I said she was lucky to have a pool: “everyone has a pool.”

Public schools are excellent to the point where there aren’t really private schools outside of very religious ones, that tend to be worse than public. Vanishingly small black population. The Latino population has grown quite a bit, and overall household incomes on average have dropped a bit from when I was a kid, but not dramatically.

Very expensive. Watch out for property taxes - they’re an order of magnitude higher than you see here.

It’s definitely been trending much more conservative over the years, politically, much to my family’s chagrin.

I think my brother would say it’s a great place to raise kids. There are a lot of families. I find it a bit like Agrestic in the TV show Weeds - status conscious, shallow, pricey. But to each his own.

Yeah, nothing like DC. lol

DC is amateur hour compared to wealthy NYC suburbs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Outside of the Hamptons and other uber rich parts, its a lot of fire/police/teachers, etc. There is not the job market that we have in this area. My husband grew up there and has no desire to return to live.

Tells me you’ve never been to LI

Tells me YOU’VE never been east of Nassau County.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Huntington, Centerport, Northport - wondering what it's like in terms of the vibe, politics, people.
Is it similar to the DMV?

I grew up in that area and the phrase "The North Shore of Long Island" does not typically include this area.
North Shore people think about Great Neck to Oyster Bay.
Once you are in Suffolk County, you get more Maga. For some of the communities, you have a large # of police and firefighters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/opinion/police-suffolk-county-unions.html

For my friends who live in the Huntington to Northport corridor, a lot of people who are not very politically involved, enjoy their kids sports, and getting out on the boat.

[Anonymous]

It's not like the DMV because people do different jobs, the commute to NYC is different, less public transit, the ethnic/racial mix is different, it's closer to the water, property taxes are HIGH, and so on. I am from a little further east on LI and have family in the area OP mentioned. Suffolk County is considerably more conservative than when I grew up there--it was always purple (NY-1 had Democrats and Republicans representing it throughout my childhood, including one guy who switched parties). Lots more anti-immigrant and pro-law enforcement sentiment now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Huntington, Centerport, Northport - wondering what it's like in terms of the vibe, politics, people.
Is it similar to the DMV?

I grew up in that area and the phrase "The North Shore of Long Island" does not typically include this area.
North Shore people think about Great Neck to Oyster Bay.
Once you are in Suffolk County, you get more Maga. For some of the communities, you have a large # of police and firefighters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/opinion/police-suffolk-county-unions.html

For my friends who live in the Huntington to Northport corridor, a lot of people who are not very politically involved, enjoy their kids sports, and getting out on the boat.

Interesting. I'm from Roslyn and definitely think that way, but would struggle to explain how/why the North Shore isn't...all of the North shore of the island! But I would be surprised if someone said they grew up on "the North Shore of Long Island" and it turned out they grew up in...Greenport or something.

[Anonymous]

The closest DMV comparison I can think of is Severna Park. Or maybe parts of Baltimore/Howard/Charles/Anne Arundel county but I don't know those areas as well. It's not really like DC or the close in DC suburbs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huntington, Centerport, Northport - wondering what it's like in terms of the vibe, politics, people.
Is it similar to the DMV?

I grew up in that area and the phrase "The North Shore of Long Island" does not typically include this area.
North Shore people think about Great Neck to Oyster Bay.
Once you are in Suffolk County, you get more Maga. For some of the communities, you have a large # of police and firefighters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/opinion/police-suffolk-county-unions.html

For my friends who live in the Huntington to Northport corridor, a lot of people who are not very politically involved, enjoy their kids sports, and getting out on the boat.

Interesting. I'm from Roslyn and definitely think that way, but would struggle to explain how/why the North Shore isn't...all of the North shore of the island! But I would be surprised if someone said they grew up on "the North Shore of Long Island" and it turned out they grew up in...Greenport or something.

Yeah I am from the three village area and might say north shore, but normally in combination with "near suny Stony Brook" or "about 60 miles east of Manhattan" or "halfway between the city and the Hamptons" to differentiate from great neck or something.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Huntington, Centerport, Northport - wondering what it's like in terms of the vibe, politics, people.
Is it similar to the DMV?

I grew up in that area and the phrase "The North Shore of Long Island" does not typically include this area.
North Shore people think about Great Neck to Oyster Bay.
Once you are in Suffolk County, you get more Maga. For some of the communities, you have a large # of police and firefighters.
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/03/26/opinion/police-suffolk-county-unions.html

For my friends who live in the Huntington to Northport corridor, a lot of people who are not very politically involved, enjoy their kids sports, and getting out on the boat.

Interesting. I'm from Roslyn and definitely think that way, but would struggle to explain how/why the North Shore isn't...all of the North shore of the island! But I would be surprised if someone said they grew up on "the North Shore of Long Island" and it turned out they grew up in...Greenport or something.

Yeah I am from the three village area and might say north shore, but normally in combination with "near suny Stony Brook" or "about 60 miles east of Manhattan" or "halfway between the city and the Hamptons" to differentiate from great neck or something.

Hi former neighbor!

Long Island is 118 miles long. To think the entire North Shore shares the same vibe is ridiculous. Nassau and Suffolk are a lot more conservative than NYC, but there are pockets of more liberal areas. SUNY Stony Brook and Brookhaven draw a lot of academics.