Long Island
Farmingville or Patchogue? What 6 closed sales show
These are not market averages. They are the 6 homes John Tiburzi actually closed in Farmingville and Patchogue, 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 | Farmingville | Patchogue |
|---|---|---|
| Sales closed | 3 | 3 |
| Middle closing price | $390,000 | $580,000 |
| Middle days on market | 12 | 21 |
| Middle size, square feet | 918 | not recorded |
| Middle year built | 1956 | 1940 |
| Closed against asking | 104% | 104% |
3 sales in Farmingville (2021 to 2025) and 3 in Patchogue (2022 to 2025). A middle figure drawn from this few sales describes these houses, not the towns.
What actually differed
The houses John closed in Patchogue ran about $190,000 higher than the ones in Farmingville, $580,000 against $390,000 at the middle of each set.
Farmingville went under contract faster: a median of 12 days against 21 in Patchogue.
The Farmingville houses were newer by about 16 years at the middle, 1956 against 1940.
A middle price says as much about which houses came up for sale as about the town. The Farmingville and Patchogue 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, Farmingville or Patchogue?
- Across the sales John closed in each, the middle price in Patchogue was $580,000 against $390,000 in Farmingville. That is 6 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 21. 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?
- 3 in Farmingville and 3 in Patchogue. 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.