Living in Wantagh
Key metrics and insights for homebuyers and sellers evaluating Wantagh, Nassau, NY 11793.
How far is Wantagh from New York City by train?
From Wantagh Station on the LIRR Babylon Branch, scheduled weekday AM-peak service takes about 46 minutes to Penn Station, 44 minutes to Grand Central Madison, 49 minutes to Atlantic Terminal in Brooklyn (MTA LIRR timetable data).
Is Wantagh walkable?
Wantagh has a Walk Score of 63 out of 100, which Walk Score rates "Somewhat Walkable", and a Transit Score of 34 out of 100.
Nearby Long Island Rail Road stations and typical weekday AM-peak travel times to the Manhattan and Brooklyn terminals. Many Wantagh residents use whichever station best fits their branch and schedule.
AM-peak travel times on scheduled LIRR service to Penn Station, Grand Central Madison, and Atlantic Terminal (Brooklyn). Based on MTA LIRR public timetable data.
Wantagh Market Data
Current market conditions and pricing trends for Wantagh, Nassau, NY.
Single-family, condo and co-op homes are measured separately — these medians are never blended together. Based on 222 recorded closings in ZIP 11793 between Sep 12, 2025 and Sep 12, 2026 — a settled trailing twelve months, ending about a month back so late-recorded closings are counted rather than missed. Days on market are medians, not averages. A property type with fewer than 8 closed sales in that window is left out rather than published on a sample too thin to mean anything.
Over the past 2 years, Wantagh has softened — the median sale price has eased about 2% year over year to around $823K, and homes are taking longer to sell. If this trend continues, conditions could keep easing toward a more balanced market.
Based on information from OneKey® MLS, for the period October 9, 2025 through September 25, 2026. Source: OneKey MLS (recorded LI sales, trailing 12mo) + actual tax. Based on 94 recorded sales. Property tax values shown are algorithmic estimates calculated from official NY State ORPS / NYC Department of Finance assessment data aggregated by school district (Long Island) or ZIP code (NYC). These figures are an educational baseline and do not represent a guaranteed or binding tax bill. Actual taxes vary based on individual assessed value, applicable exemptions (STAR, Senior, Veteran), historical grievances, village overlays, and special district levies. Verify exact tax with the Nassau County Assessor / Suffolk County Comptroller / NYC Department of Finance before any financial commitment.
Across 9 years of county-clerk records, 110 homes in the Wantagh school district were bought by a company and resold within two years. Over the whole period the typical one was bought for $415,000 and resold for $672,000, a median of 9.1 months later.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +4.1%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house.
What these homes resold for moved from a median of $465,000 in 2017 to $1,450,000 in 2025, up about 212% over the period.
The pandemic years cut against the intuition that investors moved in. Companies bought 9.8% of homes here in 2019, then 7.8% in 2020 and 7.0% in 2021 — the lowest share of the 9 years. In those two years companies won a smaller share, not a larger one. The number bought and resold within two years fell with it, from 18 in 2019 to 10 in 2021.
Since then it has reversed. Company buying reached 11.2% in 2025 — above its 2019 level of 9.8%.
In 2025, 11 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within the previous two years. They were bought for a median of $537,000 and resold for a median of $1,450,000. Measured house by house, the typical resale was 115% above what that same buyer had paid, a median of 10 months earlier.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +2.7%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house.
Companies bought 11.2% of the 134 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (15 of them).
In 2024, 6 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within two years — too few to quote a typical price from.
Companies bought 10.5% of the 172 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (18 of them).
In 2023, 12 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within the previous two years. They were bought for a median of $470,000 and resold for a median of $747,500. Measured house by house, the typical resale was 34% above what that same buyer had paid, a median of 6.1 months earlier.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +0.0%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house.
Companies bought 8.5% of the 153 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (13 of them).
In 2022, 12 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within the previous two years. They were bought for a median of $426,000 and resold for a median of $800,000. Measured house by house, the typical resale was 55% above what that same buyer had paid, a median of 8.2 months earlier.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +7.5%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house.
Companies bought 8.3% of the 230 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (19 of them).
In 2021, 10 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within the previous two years. They were bought for a median of $425,000 and resold for a median of $665,000. Measured house by house, the typical resale was 93% above what that same buyer had paid, a median of 8.6 months earlier.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +10.2%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house. 10% resold for less than they paid.
Companies bought 7.0% of the 271 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (19 of them).
In 2020, 16 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within the previous two years. They were bought for a median of $372,500 and resold for a median of $619,000. Measured house by house, the typical resale was 51% above what that same buyer had paid, a median of 8.7 months earlier.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +5.3%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house.
Companies bought 7.8% of the 206 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (16 of them).
In 2019, 18 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within the previous two years. They were bought for a median of $405,000 and resold for a median of $625,000. Measured house by house, the typical resale was 59% above what that same buyer had paid, a median of 9.3 months earlier.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +2.8%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house. 11% resold for less than they paid.
Companies bought 9.8% of the 245 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (24 of them).
In 2018, 18 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within the previous two years. They were bought for a median of $365,000 and resold for a median of $547,500. Measured house by house, the typical resale was 63% above what that same buyer had paid, a median of 11 months earlier.
That difference is gross. Renovation, carrying, financing and selling costs are not recorded anywhere public, so it is the change in price, not a profit. Over a hold of that length prices across the county moved about +2.9%, so most of the difference is not the market carrying the house. 11% resold for less than they paid.
Companies bought 13.0% of the 215 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (28 of them).
In 2017, 7 homes in the Wantagh school district were resold by a company that had bought them within two years — too few to quote a typical price from.
Companies bought 17.5% of the 189 homes sold in the Wantagh school district that year (33 of them).
Source: property transfers recorded with the county clerk, which cover every sale rather than only those listed for sale. Filings reach the state months after closing, so these figures run to December 2025 and describe what has already happened rather than the market today.
Between 2017 and December 2025, 220 homes in the Wantagh school district passed between family members rather than being sold — about 15 for every 100 that sold on the open market.
76% of them recorded no price at all, so they appear in no market statistic, no listing history and no sold comparable. They are counted here because the transfer itself is filed with the county clerk, whether or not money changed hands.
Counted from the reason recorded on each transfer with the county clerk, not from the price. Transfers filed only to add or remove a name on the deed are excluded — those are paperwork, not a change of owner. Where a filing gives no reason it is not counted, so these are minimum counts rather than a complete rate, and they run to December 2025.
Of the 40 homes for sale in Wantagh today, 16 are now asking less than they originally asked — 40.0%, against 35.4% across Nassau.
And among the homes that actually sold
Among the 229 homes that sold in Wantagh over the last twelve settled months, 21.0% had cut their price before they sold — up from 13.8% over the same twelve months a year earlier. The for-sale figure runs higher than the sold figure because homes that need a reduction stay on the market longer, so they build up among the listings still available while the completed sales are led by homes that sold without cutting.
What each group got
Over those same twelve months, the 181 Wantagh homes that sold without ever reducing achieved 103.5% of their asking price in a median of 16 days. The 48 that did reduce achieved 94.2% of what they first asked, after 61 days.
Homes that never reduced and homes that did are different homes, priced differently from the start — these figures describe what each group did, not what a reduction causes. How any individual home performs depends on condition, layout, its position within Wantagh and how it shows, none of which a market median can capture.
Measured from the OneKey MLS feed, updated daily. A home counts as reduced when its current asking price is below the price it was first listed at — not against an estimate or against other homes. The for-sale figures describe homes available today; the sold figures describe closed sales between September 2025 and August 2026.
What This Means for Sellers
Wantagh reads as a Seller's Market: about 2.6 months of single-family supply, and homes sold in a median of 19 days over the past 12 months. If you're considering selling, this market rewards strategic pricing — not overpricing. A properly positioned listing will attract qualified buyers and maximize your net proceeds.
What This Means for Buyers
Buyers in Wantagh should be prepared to act quickly and come with strong offers. Pre-approval is essential, and buyers are generally better served retaining their own real estate attorney early to review the negotiation and contract. Expect competition, but don't overpay — there's a difference between being competitive and being reckless.
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The listings that did not sell asked a median of $1,179,000 — 46% above the $810,000 median of the homes that closed. Counted over the trailing twelve months: every listing that closed, expired, was withdrawn or was terminated. Listings still active or under contract are not counted on either side. If the feed does not retain every withdrawn listing, the real figure is higher than the one shown, never lower.
Based on information from OneKey® MLS, for the period September 12, 2025 through September 12, 2026.
Flood informationWantagh: FEMA flood dataMedian NFIP cost, single-family homes, ZIP 11793: $1,400 a year (Aug 2026)
Median yearly cost by FEMA zone: high-risk A zones $1,600 (422 policies); moderate- to low-risk zones (X, B, C) $1,200 (308 policies).
Cost trend, ZIP 11793
Median yearly cost of single-family NFIP policies taking effect each month.
In ZIP 11793, the typical monthly median yearly cost of single-family NFIP policies taking effect in June through August 2026 was $1,400, 17% higher than the typical month in June through August 2025 ($1,200). Based on 203 and 218 policies.
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In the news
- Nor’easter batters Wantagh and Seaford throughout the weekend as downed trees, flooding disrupt south shore
- Girl Scout Troop 3277 of Wantagh rallies to help flood victims in Texas
Calculated from FEMA policy data (as of Sep 8, 2026) and FEMA's NFIP residential penetration rates. Yearly cost is premium plus FEMA fees, single-family NFIP policies only; the insured share is residential NFIP contracts as a share of all residential buildings. Private flood insurance is not included. Not a flood-zone determination, insurance advice or a quote. Each building is priced individually.
What It's Like Living in Wantagh
Wantagh is one of Nassau's most established residential communities, offering a distinctive blend of suburban character and metropolitan accessibility. Located in the 11793 zip code, the community is served by the Wantagh Union Free School District.
With a median home price of $825,000 and a median recorded property tax of $14,800 annually, Wantagh pairs an established housing stock with direct access to New York City. The commute to Manhattan averages approximately 44 min via the Long Island Rail Road.
Living in Wantagh does not mean one kind of ownership — condos selling at a median of $635K, single-family homes selling at a median of $825K, each with its own economics and day-to-day experience. Day to day, apartment ownership trades yard work and building upkeep for a monthly charge and house rules; a house trades the monthly charge for full control — and full responsibility. Condos are the dominant apartment form in Wantagh — deeded ownership with fewer transfer restrictions than a coop.
Joseph's Insider Guide to Wantagh
Direct answers informed by 5,000+ closed transactions across Nassau, Suffolk, Queens and Brooklyn — not the canned content you'd find on any listing portal.
Is Wantagh a good place to live for commuters?
The LIRR connects Wantagh to Penn Station and Grand Central Madison in approximately 44 min, and the neighborhood carries a transit score of 34/100. Peak express service, station parking and walk-to-station distance vary by address, and those three factors decide what a commute actually looks like day to day.
What are property tax trends in Wantagh, NY?
Wantagh homeowners pay a median of approximately $14,800 a year in property taxes — the median of the tax figures actually recorded on homes sold here, not an estimate. The bill funds school-district, county, town, and special-district services. Taxes are assessed parcel by parcel, so two similar homes on the same street can carry very different bills — confirm the actual assessment on a specific address before relying on it.
Is now a good time to buy or sell in Wantagh?
Wantagh is currently a Seller's Market, with homes selling in about 19 days. Prices have moved +5% year-over-year. Timing decisions depend on your specific situation — contact Joseph for a no-cost strategy session tailored to your property and goals.
What makes Wantagh different from other Nassau communities?
Wantagh is a long-established community served by the Wantagh Union Free School District. Prices and activity vary by property type, school district, condition and price band; the figures above show where this market stands now.
What should buyers know before making an offer in Wantagh?
School district boundaries in Wantagh often run street by street — two blocks can mean a different school zone, so confirming a home's exact attendance zone before you make an offer matters. As an Associate Broker who is also an attorney, Joseph reads title and contract details differently than most agents — and when the facts of a deal are in front of him, he knows what's worth asking about. (Not a substitute for your own attorney's representation.)
Is Wantagh walkable for everyday living?
Wantagh has a Walk Score of 63/100, measured at a single point near the centre of Wantagh. Walkability varies street by street, so check the score for a specific address; the LIRR provides Manhattan access in approximately 44 min.
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Schools in Wantagh, NY
Wantagh is served by the Wantagh Union Free School District. Attendance zones on Long Island are assigned street by street, so a Wantagh mailing address does not by itself determine which school a home is zoned for.
- Elementary
- Forest Lake School Mandalay School Wantagh School
- Middle
- Wantagh Middle School
- High
- Wantagh Senior High School
These are the schools recorded on homes sold in this district over the last 12 months — the district may also serve neighbouring communities. Zones can change and run street by street — we confirm the exact assignment for any home before you offer.
Median home value is the New York State ORPS assessment-roll median for the district. Typical annual tax and effective rate are the median recorded tax bill and that bill divided by the median sale price, across 99 recent sales carrying a reported tax figure — an observed cost ratio, not an official millage rate. District boundaries can cross town and postal lines, so always verify the district for a specific address.
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School district boundaries on Long Island often run street by street, so a Wantagh mailing address doesn't guarantee a given school. We confirm a home's exact attendance zone before you make an offer.
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Homes for Sale in Wantagh, NY
43 active listings currently on the market in Wantagh. Data refreshed from the MLS in real time.
Active 4d
Garden
Active 55d
Ranch
Active 61d
Condo
Active 38d
Ranch
Active 11d
Exp Ranch
Active 93d
Hi Ranch
Listings courtesy of OneKey® MLS as distributed by MLS GRID.
Based on information submitted to the MLS GRID as of October 12, 2026 3:00 pm. All data is obtained from various sources and may not have been verified by broker or MLS GRID. Supplied Open House Information is subject to change without notice. All information should be independently reviewed and verified for accuracy. Properties may or may not be listed by the office/agent presenting the information.
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View All 43 Listings in WantaghRecently Closed in Wantagh
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| Address | Type | Beds / Ba | Sq Ft | Closed | Sale Price | $/Sq Ft | DOM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Cod | 4 bd / 2 ba | 1,660 | — | Sign in to view | — | 23d | |
| Ranch | 2 bd / 3 ba | 1,207 | — | Sign in to view | — | 5d | |
| Other | 2 bd / 2 ba | 1,093 | — | Sign in to view | — | 15d | |
| Exp Cape | 4 bd / 2 ba | 1,547 | — | Sign in to view | — | 9d | |
| Condo | 2 bd / 2 ba | 1,326 | — | Sign in to view | — | 18d | |
| Exp Cape | 4 bd / 2 ba | 1,520 | — | Sign in to view | — | 18d | |
| Garden | 3 bd / 3 ba | 1,522 | — | Sign in to view | — | 22d | |
| Exp Ranch | 4 bd / 2 ba | 1,608 | — | Sign in to view | — | 15d | |
| Condo | 3 bd / 3 ba | 1,522 | — | Sign in to view | — | 21d | |
| Colonial | 4 bd / 3 ba | 2,300 | — | Sign in to view | — | 29d | |
| Colonial | 5 bd / 3 ba | 2,604 | — | Sign in to view | — | 18d | |
| Exp Ranch | 4 bd / 3 ba | 1,424 | — | Sign in to view | — | 4d |
Source: OneKey MLS — Wantagh closed sales, last 180 days. Verify all figures independently before making decisions.
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Expert answers to the most common questions about buying and selling in Wantagh.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Wantagh?
Is Wantagh a good place to buy a home, and who is it right for?
What are property taxes like in Wantagh, and can they be lowered?
What is the LIRR commute from Wantagh to Manhattan?
What is the median home price in Wantagh, and is it a buyer's or seller's market right now?
How are the schools in Wantagh?
Why work with Joseph DeVito to buy or sell in Wantagh?
Is a Wantagh address always in the school district buyers expect?
How do Wantagh school-district boundaries compare with Seaford and North Wantagh?
Why are property taxes so different between similar homes in Wantagh?
Are Wantagh property taxes high compared with Seaford, North Wantagh, and Nassau County overall?
What is the median sale price in Wantagh compared with Seaford and North Wantagh?
Is Wantagh selling faster or slower than the Nassau County market right now?
What are the parking rules buyers should know at the Wantagh LIRR station near Wantagh?
How does Wantagh compare with Seaford, North Wantagh, Bellmore, and Levittown?
Is Wantagh a buyer's or seller's market?
Are sellers cutting prices in Wantagh?
What counts as a price reduction on this page?
Are price cuts in Wantagh becoming more or less common?
Do homes that cut their price in Wantagh sell for less?
Joseph DeVito is a New York Licensed Associate Real Estate Broker and a New York attorney. He does not act as both broker and attorney on the same transaction: here he acts as a real estate broker only, and he is not your attorney. Real estate services provided through Keller Williams Realty Greater Nassau are not legal representation. Everything on this site is general information for educational purposes only. It is not legal advice, it creates no attorney-client relationship, and it should not be relied on as legal advice — for advice about your own situation, consult your own attorney.
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How Wantagh Fits Into the Nassau County Market
Wantagh’s median sale price of about $825K sits roughly in line with the Nassau County median of about $830K. These are whole-county figures over a settled trailing 12 months — the same data behind our full Nassau County reports.
County medians describe the wider market, not any specific property, and are not a valuation of a home in Wantagh.
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