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ZIP code
11720
School district
Middle Country
Typical property taxes
$11,626

a year, median of the homes for sale

Typical year built
1965

median of the homes for sale

John’s sales here
1

since 2024

School districts, taxes and year built describe the homes for sale in Centereach today; taxes and year built are medians. Data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of September 25, 2026.

Overview

What to know about Centereach

Centereach is an unincorporated hamlet in the Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk County. It borders Terryville to the northeast, Selden to the east, and Lake Grove to the west. The closest Long Island Rail Road station is St. James, on the Port Jefferson Branch, 4.2 miles from the center of Centereach. Weekday morning trains from St. James to Penn Station take 84 to 87 minutes on board.

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Centereach CDP holds about 10,484 homes, and 90% are detached single family houses. The median year built is 1970. The most common size is three bedrooms, at 42% of the stock.

SSgt. James D McNaughton Memorial Park sits 0.8 miles from the center of Centereach, and Centereach Park is 0.9 miles away. FEMA's mapped flood data puts under 1% of Centereach CDP in the high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area, an estimate that describes the mapped area rather than any single property.

The Town of Brookhaven handles zoning, permits and the certificate of occupancy process for Centereach, since the hamlet has no government of its own. Parts of Centereach fall in the Middle Country Central School District, and other parts fall in the Three Village Central School District; the district for a specific address is set by its tax bill. PSEG Long Island delivers electricity, National Grid supplies natural gas, and the Suffolk County Water Authority serves most addresses for water.

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau place boundaries and OpenStreetMap contributors, as of September 17, 2026 ; MTA Long Island Rail Road schedule data (GTFS) and OpenStreetMap contributors, as of September 17, 2026 ; U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, as of December 1, 2025 ; National Center for Education Statistics (EDGE, Common Core of Data) and New York State Education Department, as of June 1, 2025 ; OpenStreetMap contributors, as of September 17, 2026 ; FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of September 17, 2026 ; Official town, village, county and utility websites, as of September 17, 2026 .

Homes for sale in Centereach today have a median asking price of $679,999. Two-bedroom homes are asking a median of $629,500, three-bedroom homes $579,950, four-bedroom homes $689,000 and homes with five or more bedrooms $749,999.

Data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of September 25, 2026. These are asking prices, not sold prices.

John Tiburzi, Licensed Real Estate Salesperson and Realtor, is one of Signature Premier Properties' top-ranked agents. John finished #3 out of more than 1,800 agents company-wide in homes sold in 2025, and #1 in 2023. He sells all over Long Island. His sales include Lindenhurst and Coram, and he works out of the Sayville office.

On the market today

Centereach market report

What sellers in Centereach are asking on September 25, 2026, and how the asking prices are spread. These are the homes on the market, not homes that have sold.

Median asking price
$679,999

Based on 43 listings.

Median days on the market
53

Half have been listed longer than this. Based on 43 listings.

Median asking price per square foot
$411

Based on the 41 of 43 listings that state a size.

New this week
2%

Came on the market in the past 7 days, 1 of 43 listings.

Asking prices, by band

  • Under $600,000
  • $600,000 to $700,000
  • $700,000 to $800,000
  • $800,000 and over

Bands are set from this town’s own quartiles, rounded. Based on 43 listings.

Median asking price, by bedrooms

2 bedrooms
$629,500

Based on 4 listings.

3 bedrooms
$579,950

Based on 14 listings.

4 bedrooms
$689,000

Based on 16 listings.

5 or more bedrooms
$749,999

Based on 9 listings.

A bedroom count with fewer than three homes for sale is left out.

Every figure above is a median or a share of the asking prices of homes for sale in Centereach on September 25, 2026. Asking prices are what sellers want, not what homes have sold for. Data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of September 25, 2026.

Homes for sale in Centereach

43 on the market

Closed sales

Sold by John in Centereach

1 closed sale in Centereach in 2024, $550,000.

Every sale

  1. 150 Dawn Drive

    $550,000

    3 bd · 2 ba · 18 days on market

Figures are from John Tiburzi's own closed transactions, data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID, covering October 2024 to October 2024.

Living in Centereach

Where it is

Township
Town of Brookhaven An unincorporated hamlet has no government of its own. The town is the local government here.
Neighbouring places
Terryville to the northeast, Selden to the east, Farmingville to the southeast, Lake Ronkonkoma to the southwest, Lake Grove to the west, East Setauket to the north Places ranked by how much boundary each one shares with this one, read clockwise from north.

Boundaries are the Census Bureau 2023 cartographic place boundaries, which are drawn for statistics and need not match the postal town or a school district. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau place boundaries and OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 September 2026.

Getting around

Nearest LIRR station
St. James On the Port Jefferson Branch, 4.2 miles from the center of Centereach in a straight line
Also nearby
Ronkonkoma On the Ronkonkoma Branch, 4.3 miles from the center of Centereach in a straight line
Scheduled time to Penn Station
84 to 87 minutes Direct trains from St. James, weekday mornings arriving Penn Station between 6 am and 10 am. Time on board, not door to door.
Main roads
CR 97 Nicolls Road, NY 347 Nesconset Highway, I-495 Long Island Expressway Numbered highways and parkways crossing the town or running within about 1.5 miles of it.

Train times are the scheduled minutes on board and do not include getting to the station, parking or waiting. Road names from OpenStreetMap, © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Source: MTA Long Island Rail Road schedule data (GTFS) and OpenStreetMap contributors, weekday schedule in effect September 2026.

Housing stock

Homes
10,484
Owner occupied
87% Renter occupied 13%
Detached single family
90% 20 or more units 4%, 5 to 19 units 3%
When homes were built
1960 to 1979 (49%) Median year built 1970. 10% built 2000 or later.
Typical size
3 bedrooms (42%) 4 or more bedrooms 38%

American Community Survey figures are survey estimates, not counts. They cover Centereach CDP as the Census Bureau draws it, which need not match the postal town.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020 to 2024.

Schools

School district
Middle Country Central School District The district for a specific address is set by its tax bill; confirm before relying on it.
School district
Three Village Central School District Serves part of the town. The district for a specific address is set by its tax bill; confirm before relying on it.
Public schools in Centereach
Unity Drive Kindergarten-Pre K Center, grades pre-K to K; North Coleman Road School, grades pre-K to 5; Jericho Elementary School, grades K to 9; Holbrook Road School, grades 1 to 5; Oxhead Road School, grades 1 to 5; Dawnwood Middle School, grades 6 to 8; Selden Middle School, grades 6 to 9; Centereach High School, grades 8 to 12; Newfield High School, grades 9 to 12

District lines are drawn independently of hamlet and ZIP code lines, so two houses with the same mailing address can sit in different districts.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (EDGE, Common Core of Data) and New York State Education Department, 2024 to 2025 school year.

Parks, beaches and marinas

Parks and preserves
SSgt. James D McNaughton Memorial Park, Centereach Park, Gary Adler Park, Robert J. Henke Nature Preserve Passive Park, South Setauket Park, Thomas Muratore County Park at Farmingville Hills, Islip Greenbelt County Preserve SSgt. James D McNaughton Memorial Park 0.8 mi, Centereach Park 0.9 mi, Gary Adler Park 1.1 mi, Robert J. Henke Nature Preserve Passive Park 1.5 mi, South Setauket Park 1.5 mi, Thomas Muratore County Park at Farmingville Hills 2.8 mi, Islip Greenbelt County Preserve 5.6 mi
Marinas and boat ramps
Lake Ronkonkoma Boat Launch Lake Ronkonkoma Boat Launch 3.6 mi

Distances are straight-line from the centre of the town, not driving distance. Many town beaches, marinas and ramps require a resident permit. Check with the town before you go. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Source: OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 September 2026.

Flood zones

In a FEMA high-risk flood area
Under 1% of Centereach CDP Special Flood Hazard Area, the 1 percent annual chance floodplain. The sample found none of it inside the boundary, which says nothing about any one parcel.
In a moderate-risk area
Under 1% of Centereach CDP Shaded Zone X, the 0.2 percent annual chance floodplain.
Look up an address
FEMA Flood Map Service Center The flood zone for a specific property comes from its own map panel or an elevation certificate.

Check a specific address

These are area estimates from FEMA's mapped flood zones, sampled across the Census place boundary. They describe the area, not any one property, and mapped zones can change.

Source: FEMA National Flood Hazard Layer, as of 17 September 2026.

Who runs what

Local government
Town of Brookhaven Centereach is an unincorporated hamlet. The town handles zoning, permits, roads and parks. Town Hall is at 1 Independence Hill, Farmingville, NY 11738.
Building permits and C of O
Town of Brookhaven Building Division It takes applications for new residential and commercial building permits, and after the final inspection it mails the list of what is still needed for a certificate of occupancy.
Property tax bills
Town of Brookhaven Receiver of Taxes The receiver mails tax bills and posts them online by the second week of December, and keeps past bills and payment history on the town site.
Garbage and recycling
Town arranged collection by contracted carters The Department of Recycling and Sustainable Materials Management sets the schedule. The carters make one pass through each area during the week.
Electricity
PSEG Long Island PSEG Long Island delivers electricity to more than 1.2 million customers across Long Island and the Rockaways.
Natural gas
National Grid National Grid is the natural gas utility on Long Island and runs the gas emergency line.
Water
Suffolk County Water Authority in most areas SCWA is the public water supplier for most of Suffolk County. Some streets sit in a separate water district, so check the address on the SCWA map.
Sewer or septic
Varies by street. Confirm for the property. Suffolk County Public Works runs 27 county sewer districts, including the Southwest district at Bergen Point in West Babylon. Much of the county is on private septic or cesspool systems instead.

Service areas can differ street by street. Confirm providers for a specific address.

Source: Official town, village, county and utility websites, as of 17 September 2026.

Reading on Centereach

Guide Buying a house on Long Island What the process actually involves here, and what 95 closed sales say about how fast you will need to move. Guide Selling a house on Long Island How the sale actually runs, and what 95 closed sales say about pricing it so it moves.

Common questions about Centereach real estate

How much do homes cost in Centereach right now?

The median asking price of homes for sale in Centereach on September 25, 2026 was $679,999. Half were priced between $599,000 and $765,000.

What kinds of homes are for sale in Centereach?

Of the homes for sale in Centereach on September 25, 2026, 98 percent were single family houses and 2 percent two family houses. The median home had 4 bedrooms and about 1,773 square feet.

What are property taxes like in Centereach?

The median annual property tax on homes for sale in Centereach on September 25, 2026 was $11,626. The median home was built in 1965.

What school district are homes in Centereach in?

Most homes for sale in Centereach on September 25, 2026 were in the Middle Country school district.

How long have homes in Centereach been on the market?

Half of the homes for sale in Centereach on September 25, 2026 had been listed for 53 days or fewer, and 35 percent had come on the market in the past 30 days.

Answers are medians and shares of the homes for sale in Centereach on September 25, 2026. Data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID as of September 25, 2026.

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