Melville
Population 17,234
Change from 1990 33%
Population density 1,523 per square mile
Median household income $113,968
Married with children 39% of households
Median age of dwellings 31 years
Owner-occupied 83% of homes
LIRR travel time to NYC From Huntington, 55-77 minutes
Crime Risk 31 (100=national average)
Community Profile
Melville is a sprawling hamlet offering a diverse mixture of corporate offices, professional firms, retail stores and residential neighborhoods - even a few remaining farms.
Much of the area's commercial activity takes place on or near the bustling Route 110 corridor, where corporations such as Henry Schein, Arrow Electronics, Fala Direct Marketing and Newsday are headquartered. An abundance of stores, service businesses and eateries also line the north-south corridor, which leads to the Long Island Expressway and the Northern and Southern state parkways.
White Post Farms, which has been in business for more than 40 years, sells flowers, produce and other products. White Post houses an animal petting farm and hosts children's parties, as well as an annual fall festival.
Buyers can choose from an array of housing, including single- family homes, condominiums and senior citizen housing. Homeowner associations, where residents own their land but pay a fee for common areas, also are available. Neighborhoods, often buffered from the whoosh of daily commerce and traffic, are lush with vegetation and offer ranches, split-ranches, expanded ranches, split-levels, capes, Colonials, contemporaries and post-modern homes.
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Buyers Guide
High-end
Price: $950,000-$1.2M+
Specs: 4-6 BR, 3-4 BA
Mix of styles; Many with large properties
Trade-up
Price: $550,000-$700,000
Specs: 3-5 BR, 2+ BA
Splits and splanches
Starter
Price: $430,000-$530,000
Specs: 2-3 BR, 1-2 BA
Capes, ranches, splits
