Pros and Cons of Oceanside? (Islip, Oyster Bay: house, neighborhood, school districts)
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Meh, we almost bought a house in Oceanside and looking back - feel relieved we didn't only because the commute would suck more. Oceanside has only 1-3 major roadways in and out of the town (Long Beach Road being a main artery that clogs up at rush hour). If you work or spend most of your time in mid Island, it can be a pain as you need to travel on a lot of local roads to get into town. If you want to be closer to Long Beach and Jones Beach - then its pretty wonderful.
Some areas are in flood zones and the areas that aren't, tend to sell very fast (assuming they are in great condition). Hurricane Sandy decimated many homes in Oceanside. Be careful w/ school districts and Oceanside's borders may result in some homes being zoned for Baldwin schools or schools in RVC/East Rockaway. I am sure others will pipe in w/ more details - our former home in Baldwin Harbor was located close to the Oceanside border (Waukena and Atlantic Ave) and we had no problems with the restaurants and shopping (although the Joe's Crab Shack restaurant tends to get a bad rap due to non-white patrons).
Oceanside is fine. Schools are fine. Quite a bit of it flooded during Sandy - I would avoid those areas and try to be as close to Merrick Rd. as possible. I didn't commute from the Oceanside station but I commuted along the Long Beach line a while back and I found it to be pretty reliable. Because it's a self-contained line (more or less), delays seemed to be pretty rare.
Lots of shopping options which can result in congestion along Long Beach Road. I would spend some time driving through the area to see how it suits you.
I’ve lived in Oceanside for over 20 years and couldn’t be happier. I have 3 kids that went through the Oceanside school district, which I have absolutely no complaints about. My kids are all AP students, well prepared for the colleges they went to.
It’s an outstanding community, in which I have developed lifelong friends. As in any place you live, you get out of it what you put into it.
For some reason, others on this board consistently trash Oceanside. Negative comments from HotKarl in 3.. 2.. 1..
Not saying if you would consider this a pro or a con, but it is within the top 50 Long Island School Districts in terms of average SAT score (at number 43):
Jericho School District—1855
Roslyn Public Schools—1820
Great Neck Public Schools—1776
Herricks Union Free School District—1767
Syosset Central School District—1766
East Williston Union Free School District—1759
Cold Spring Harbor Central School District—1714
Port Jefferson Union Free School District—1704
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District—1700
Port Washington Union Free School District—1700
Half Hollow Hills Central School District—1663
Harborfields Central School District—1662
North Shore Central School District—1662
Three Village Central School District—1659
Hewlett-Woodmere Public Schools—1658
Garden City Public Schools—1653
Rockville Centre Union Free School District—1632
Commack School District—1623
Elwood Union Free School District—1617
Northport-East Northport Union Free School District—1608
Sag Harbor Union Free School District—1603
Westhampton Beach Union Free School District—1590
Bellmore-Merrick Central High School District—1589
Lynbrook Union Free School District—1585
Smithtown Central School District—1580
Mount Sinai Union Free School District—1570
Sayville Union Free School District—1569
Kings Park Central School District—1560
Hauppauge Union Free School District—1559
Mattituck-Cutchogue Union Free School District—1556
Huntington Union Free School District— 1555
Southold Union Free School District—1553
Miller Place Union Free School District—1552
Wantagh Union Free School District—1547
Carle Place Union Free School District—1546
Bethpage Union Free School District—1545
Locust Valley Central School District—1536
Tuckahoe Union Free School District—1534
Bayport-Blue Point Union Free School District—1530
Massapequa Union Free School District —1527
Plainedge School District—1527
Shoreham-Wading River Central School District—1523
Oceanside School District—1522
Oyster Bay-East Norwich Central School District—1515
I’ve lived in Oceanside for over 20 years and couldn’t be happier. I have 3 kids that went through the Oceanside school district, which I have absolutely no complaints about. My kids are all AP students, well prepared for the colleges they went to.
It’s an outstanding community, in which I have developed lifelong friends. As in any place you live, you get out of it what you put into it.
For some reason, others on this board consistently trash Oceanside. Negative comments from HotKarl in 3.. 2.. 1..
Also, Joe’s Crab Shack closed.
Oceanside poopy stunky no good blankety blank stoopy stinky pants peoples.
So there.
The part of Oceanside abutting RVC is lovely and relatively convenient. Otherwise, I agree it's too far from the highway and too cookie cutter for my taste. Oftentimes if you are willing to pay the price of seclusion, you can live in a neighborhood that actually feels secluded (deep into the north shore or the five towns). All that said, it's relatively reasonable in terms of taxes and bang for the buck and its relatively tolerable to get to the city on the LIRR.
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