25 Ocean Walk, West Gilgo Beach, NY 11702

$685,000 · 3 bed · 2 bath · 1,600 sq ft · built 1910 · MLS# 1038283 · Active

Welcome to West Gilgo Beach—a private, gated oceanfront and bayfront enclave of just 80 homes, situated between the Atlantic Ocean and the Great South Bay less than an hour from New York City. This secluded stretch of the barrier island offers something increasingly rare: space, quiet, and an intimate connection to the natural landscape, all while remaining easily accessible by car or the Long Island Rail Road to Wantagh Station, less than 15 minutes away. Private access to the ocean and bay means that much of the time, the shoreline…

Single-family homes in the Babylon Union Free School District sold for a median of $765,000 (typically $655,000–$960,000) across 82 recorded sales between Oct 7, 2025 and Oct 2, 2026, down 3.2% on the 12 months before. This home's $685,000 list price sits in the mid-market single-family tier for the Babylon Union Free School District.

ZIP 11702 has about 3 months of single family inventory — seller's market. Demand is outpacing supply, so homes sell quickly with firm pricing and limited room to negotiate.

At about $7,322 a year, this home's property tax runs roughly 48% below the $14,000 typical for Babylon Union Free School District. Suffolk bills combine town, school and special-district levies, so two homes at the same price in neighboring districts can carry materially different taxes. Exemptions such as STAR, Senior or Veteran move the number as well — a new owner's bill is often not the same as the seller's.

OneKey MLS (recorded LI sales, trailing 12mo) + actual tax