Long Island
Bay Shore or West Babylon? What 13 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 13 homes John Tiburzi actually closed in Bay Shore and West Babylon, two towns about 5.7 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 John’s closings | Bay Shore | West Babylon |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 6 | 7 |
| Middle closing price | $590,000 | $575,000 |
| Middle days on market | 14 | 13 |
| Middle size, square feet | 1,331 | 1,689 |
| Middle year built | 1957 | 1951 |
| Closed against asking | 108.1% | 107.5% |
6 sales in Bay Shore (2020 to 2026) and 7 in West Babylon (2020 to 2026). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The West Babylon houses were larger, a median of 1,689 square feet against 1,331. 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 Bay Shore and West Babylon 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, Bay Shore or West Babylon?
- Across the sales John closed in each, the middle price in Bay Shore was $590,000 against $575,000 in West Babylon. That is 13 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- West Babylon, at a median of 13 days on market against 14. Speed depends on how a house is priced more than on which town it is in.
- How many homes has John Tiburzi sold in these two towns?
- 6 in Bay Shore and 7 in West Babylon. 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. John has closed in both and can tell you what the difference looks like on the ground.
