A waterfront community with a bustling Main Street
In many waterfront communities, the water understandably takes center stage. After all, it’s hard to beat gorgeous views and coasts lined with sandy beaches and marinas. Edging Huntington Harbor, Huntington checks those boxes; activities like swimming, kayaking and boating are always within reach. Even beyond its own harbor and local beach, the community belongs to the bigger Town of Huntington, granting residents access to five harbors and nine beaches. Despite all this, Huntington’s waterfront lifestyle doesn’t get center stage — it shares it with a trendy, bustling downtown that draws people from miles around. “Huntington has an extremely vibrant downtown village area, so it sort of resembles city life, but you’re still in suburbia,” says Gina DeMaio, a licensed real estate salesperson at Berkshire Hathaway who has sold homes here for about six years. “It’s very, very vibrant. We have a tremendous amount of restaurants, bars — there’s the Paramount, which is a theater. It’s really just a great place.” Called Huntington Village by locals, the area is known for its community-driven spirit despite its more urban atmosphere.
Huntington Hospital is in Huntington Village, and according to Craig Turner, the deputy director of Huntington’s Department of Planning and Environment, it’s one of the area’s biggest employers alongside town hall itself. Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center also provides jobs less than 8 miles away, and other residents work in or own businesses in Huntington Village’s busy downtown.
Friends meet up for some after school shopping in downtown Huntington.
Catch a show at The Paramount in nearby Huntington.
Huntington Bay is a great place for those who love boating.
Come play a round of golf at the Huntington Country Club.
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A shopping, dining and entertainment destination
Huntington Village’s walkable downtown is a destination for people throughout the Town of Huntington. Main Street and New York Avenue are dotted with independent boutiques, from Long Island’s largest independent bookstore to a café populated by adoptable cats. Restaurants and bars are just as abundant, offering food and entertainment at nearly any time of day. “What draws most people down there is nightlife, restaurants, and entertainment,” Turner says. “We have The Paramount Theatre in the downtown area, which has a lot of concerts, comedians, rising performers.” The well-known venue hosts concerts and comedy shows from a mix of local performers, tribute acts and big names themselves. Ed Sheeran, Billy Joel and the Steve Miller Band have all performed here. Parking in the little downtown can be rough, so locals recommend getting there early, especially before concerts.
A friendly atmosphere awaits at T.K.'s Galley in Halesite.
Browse for that perfect new axe at NY Music Garage in downtown Huntington.
Besito in Huntington serves up authentic Mexican cuisine with great drinks an good vibes.
Stop into Meehan's in Huntington Village for dinner and drinks before the show.
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Beaches and greenspace surrounding The Heckscher Museum of Art
Huntington Harbor is lined with marinas and yacht clubs, and many residents own boats. “There is no shortage of marinas on the North Shore, especially in this area, so there’s definitely a lot of boating that goes on,” says Kieran Rodgers, a real estate salesperson and the team leader of Team Rodgers at The Agency who has lived nearby for nearly 40 years. “A lot of different areas to park your boat, a lot of kayaking.” According to Rodgers, people love to take their boats up to the Huntington Harbor Lighthouse — an unusually squat Beau Arts lighthouse built on a little dot of land in the middle of the harbor in 1857. There are a few little beaches in Huntington where locals can relax in the sand, swim in the harbor or launch kayaks. Parks and two golf courses dot Huntington Village, but Heckscher Park is its most well-known. Its 18 acres offer athletic spaces, a huge playground and walking trails surrounding a pond. “Every day I walk about 3 miles there just to reset my brain,” Rodgers says. The park also has an outdoor stage for summer concerts and The Heckscher Museum of Art, which is home to about 2,500 pieces.
Why drive when you can take the boat to Prime Restaurant in Halesite?
Welcome to Heckscher Park, located in Huntington.
Huntington Crescent Club Pool
Goldstar beach
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Frequent festivals with live music
The Huntington Summer Arts Festival hosts more than 40 free musical performances in Heckscher Park starting in June, and Rodgers says he’s seen about 1,000 people at its outdoor stage for concerts. The annual Huntington Lighthouse Music Fest is also a popular event. “The only way to get to the lighthouse is by boat, so everybody that has a boat is on it, and the boats are packed out and everybody goes to the concert,” Rodgers says. “The people who are entertaining are on the lighthouse. You just park your boat, and everybody just circles around and docks up and that’s that.” The Long Island Fall Festival brings the carnival and more live music to Heckscher Park, and the Huntington Holiday Spectacular kicks off in late November with a parade and tree lighting ceremony that draws thousands from surrounding communities. DeMaio says that Wall Street, one of Huntington’s main roads, is closed to cars for the entirety of the event — from just after Thanksgiving to just after New Years. “There’s hot cocoa and vendors, and people come from all over Long Island just to see the tree there,” DeMaio says. The community’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade claims to be the longest-running on Long Island and also draws a huge crowd.
Welcome to the Lighthouse MusicFest, located, literally, in the middle of Huntington Bay.
This ride at the Long Island Fall Festival is not for the faint of heart.
Huntington Bay residents will likely do most of their shopping in the village of Huntington.
Huntington residents grab their beach chairs to enjoy and evening of music.
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Reaching major highways, nearby LIRR station
Main Street, also known as state Route 25A, and state Route 110 run through Huntington Village, but the Long Island Expressway is about 15 miles from its center. Just over a mile away, Huntington Station is a major hub on the Long Island Rail Road, with stops at both Penn Station and Grand Central Station in Manhattan. The trip takes about an hour and 10 minutes. Long Island MacArthur Airport is 28 miles away and John F. Kennedy International Airport is 33 miles away.
Little Capes and grand houses with water views
Despite its downtown, Huntington has primarily single-family homes. These houses include little Cape Cods and ranch-style houses, larger new traditionals and a range of colonial styles, from Colonial Revivals to Garrison Colonials. Huntington’s median home price is $875,000, higher than the national median of $418,700. Homes by the water aren’t quite directly on it; they overlook it but are separated from it by Shore Road. These houses still come at a premium, costing up to $4 million. Huntington’s handful of co-ops and condos usually cost between $380,000 and $550,000.
Homes in Huntington, New York.
Type of homes
Colonial Revivals are a common sight, especially among Huntington's bigger homes.
Cape Cods are one of the most popular home styles in Huntington.
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Highly-rated Huntington schools
Niche gives the Huntington Union Free School District an A-minus. The district has a student-to-teacher ratio of 11-to-1 and makes Niche’s list of 50 most diverse districts in the state.
J. Taylor Finley Middle School relies on its excellent staff to guide students.
You will find beautiful statues on the grounds of St Patrick's School in Huntington, NY.
Harborfields High School in Greenlawn shows off its school colors.
Students practice for game day at Huntington High School in Huntington Station, NY.
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The impacts of hurricane season
Hurricane season and other severe storms can impact Huntington, bringing a severe risk of high winds and a moderate risk of flooding. Although it’s right on the bay, Shore Road provides a bit of a buffer to most homes near the water, so roads are more likely to flood than homes. Served by the Suffolk County Police Department’s 2nd Precinct, Huntington’s CAP Index crime score is 3 out of 10, compared to the national average of 4.
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