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Shirley

4 closed sales, median $382,000, typically 20 days on market.

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ZIP code
11967
School districts
William Floyd

also Longwood

Typical property taxes
$9,702

a year, median of the homes for sale

Typical year built
1985

median of the homes for sale

John’s sales here
4

since 2021, $330,000 to $410,000

School districts, taxes and year built describe the homes for sale in Shirley 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 Shirley

Shirley sits on Long Island's south shore on Bellport Bay, within the Town of Brookhaven, which serves as local government here since Shirley is an unincorporated hamlet. It borders Manorville and Mastic to the northeast, and Mastic Beach to the southeast. The closest LIRR station is Mastic-Shirley, on the Montauk Branch, 0.7 miles from the center. Scheduled morning trains to Penn Station take 100 to 108 minutes on board.

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About 94% of homes in Shirley CDP are detached single-family houses. Roughly half were built between 1970 and 1989. Three-bedroom homes are the most common, making up 53% of the total, with about a third having four or more bedrooms.

Robinson Duck Farm County Park sits 0.8 miles from the center of Shirley, and Shirley Beach lies 2.9 miles away. FEMA's flood maps place about 18% of Shirley CDP in a high-risk Special Flood Hazard Area, with another 2% in a moderate-risk zone.

Shirley falls under William Floyd Union Free School District, Longwood Central School District, or South Country Central School District, depending on street, and the district for an address is set by its tax bill. The Town of Brookhaven Building Division handles building permits and mails required certificate of occupancy items after final inspection. PSEG Long Island delivers electricity and National Grid supplies natural gas; the Suffolk County Water Authority serves most of the area.

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 Shirley today have a median asking price of $649,000. Three-bedroom homes are asking a median of $600,000, four-bedroom homes $649,500 and homes with five or more bedrooms $659,999.

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

Shirley market report

What sellers in Shirley 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
$649,000

Based on 47 listings.

Median days on the market
36

Half have been listed longer than this. Based on 47 listings.

Median asking price per square foot
$368

Based on the 45 of 47 listings that state a size.

New this week
4%

Came on the market in the past 7 days, 2 of 47 listings.

Asking prices, by band

  • Under $600,000
  • $600,000 to $650,000
  • $650,000 to $700,000
  • $700,000 and over

Bands are set from this town’s own quartiles, rounded. Based on 47 listings.

Median asking price, by bedrooms

3 bedrooms
$600,000

Based on 27 listings.

4 bedrooms
$649,500

Based on 10 listings.

5 or more bedrooms
$659,999

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 Shirley 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 Shirley

47 on the market

Closed sales

Sold by John in Shirley

4 closed sales in Shirley since 2021, $330,000 to $410,000.

Every sale

  1. 93 Pinewood Drive

    $389,000

    3 bd · 2 ba · 112 days on market

  2. 91 Parkview Drive

    $410,000

    3 bd · 1 ba · 17 days on market

  3. 91 Parkview Drive

    $330,000

    3 bd · 1 ba · 15 days on market

  4. 167 Concord Road

    $375,000

    3 bd · 1.5 ba · 22 days on market

Figures are from John Tiburzi's own closed transactions, data courtesy of OneKey MLS as distributed by MLS GRID, covering October 2021 to July 2023.

Living in Shirley

Where it is

Township
Town of Brookhaven An unincorporated hamlet has no government of its own. The town is the local government here.
Shore
South shore, on Bellport Bay About 8% of this place's boundary runs within about a tenth of a mile of a mapped coastline, and Bellport Bay is the nearest large named water to it.
Neighbouring places
Manorville to the northeast, Mastic to the northeast, Mastic Beach to the southeast, Brookhaven to the southwest, Yaphank to the northwest 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
Mastic-Shirley On the Montauk Branch, 0.7 miles from the center of Shirley in a straight line
Scheduled time to Penn Station
100 to 108 minutes Direct trains from Mastic-Shirley, weekday mornings arriving Penn Station between 6 am and 10 am. Time on board, not door to door.
Main roads
CR 46 William Floyd Parkway, I-495 Long Island Expressway, NY 27 Sunrise Highway 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
8,804
Owner occupied
92% Renter occupied 8%
Detached single family
94% 1-unit attached 2%, 2 to 4 units 1%
When homes were built
1970 to 1989 (49%) Median year built 1975. 8% built 2000 or later.
Typical size
3 bedrooms (53%) 4 or more bedrooms 33%

American Community Survey figures are survey estimates, not counts. They cover Shirley 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
William Floyd Union Free School District The district for a specific address is set by its tax bill; confirm before relying on it.
School district
Longwood 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.
School district
South Country 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 Shirley
John S Hobart Elementary School, grades K to 5; Nathaniel Woodhull Elementary School, grades K to 5; Tangier Smith Elementary School, grades K to 5; William Floyd Elementary School, grades K to 5; William Floyd Learning Center, grades K to 5; William Paca Middle School, grades 6 to 8; William Floyd 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
Robinson Duck Farm County Park, Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge, Ziegler Park, Southaven County Park, Smith Point County Park Robinson Duck Farm County Park 0.8 mi, Wertheim National Wildlife Refuge 1.4 mi, Ziegler Park 1.4 mi, Southaven County Park 2.2 mi, Smith Point County Park 4.5 mi
Beaches
Shirley Beach Shirley Beach 2.9 mi
Marinas and boat ramps
Bellport Village Marina Bellport Village Marina 4.1 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
About 18% of Shirley CDP Special Flood Hazard Area, zones A, AE and VE. Lenders require flood insurance on federally backed mortgages here.
In a moderate-risk area
About 2% of Shirley 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 Shirley 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 Shirley

Comparison Shirley or Mastic? The two towns side by side, from John's sales in each. 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 Shirley real estate

How much do homes cost in Shirley right now?

The median asking price of homes for sale in Shirley on September 25, 2026 was $649,000. Half were priced between $589,995 and $699,900.

What kinds of homes are for sale in Shirley?

Of the homes for sale in Shirley on September 25, 2026, 96 percent were single family houses, 2 percent condominiums and 2 percent two family houses. The median home had 3 bedrooms and about 1,768 square feet.

What are property taxes like in Shirley?

The median annual property tax on homes for sale in Shirley on September 25, 2026 was $9,702. The median home was built in 1985.

What school district are homes in Shirley in?

Most homes for sale in Shirley on September 25, 2026 were in the William Floyd school district, with others in Longwood.

How long have homes in Shirley been on the market?

Half of the homes for sale in Shirley on September 25, 2026 had been listed for 36 days or fewer, and 38 percent had come on the market in the past 30 days.

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

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