Long Island
Coram or Farmingville? What 10 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 10 homes John Tiburzi actually closed in Coram and Farmingville, two towns about 4.3 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 | Coram | Farmingville |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 7 | 3 |
| Middle closing price | $596,500 | $390,000 |
| Middle days on market | 24 | 12 |
| Middle size, square feet | 2,132 | 918 |
| Middle year built | 1971 | 1956 |
| Closed against asking | 103.7% | 104% |
7 sales in Coram (2022 to 2026) and 3 in Farmingville (2021 to 2025). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses John closed in Coram ran about $206,500 higher than the ones in Farmingville, $596,500 against $390,000 at the middle of each set.
Farmingville went under contract faster: a median of 12 days against 24 in Coram.
The Coram houses were larger, a median of 2,132 square feet against 918. That is worth holding next to the price difference rather than reading either on its own.
The Coram houses were newer by about 15 years at the middle, 1971 against 1956.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Coram and Farmingville 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, Coram or Farmingville?
- Across the sales John closed in each, the middle price in Coram was $596,500 against $390,000 in Farmingville. That is 10 sales, not a market survey, and house size differs between the two.
- Which sells faster?
- Farmingville, at a median of 12 days on market against 24. 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?
- 7 in Coram and 3 in Farmingville. 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.