36 Orchard Neck Road, Center Moriches, NY 11934

$650,000 · 2 bed · 2 bath · 1,068 sq ft · built 1930 · MLS# 1069884 · Active

A rare development opportunity awaits on the water in Center Moriches. Featuring 50 feet of bulkhead frontage on Orchard Neck Creek with direct access to Moriches Bay and the open Atlantic, this property is primed for a vision. The existing 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom residence offers a footprint ready for complete renovation or a full tear-down to build your custom coastal dream house. Bring your architect, builder, and boat—properties offering protected dockage with seamless ocean access at this price point do not come along often.

Single-family homes in the Center Moriches Union Free School District sold for a median of $760,000 (typically $655,000–$880,000) across 72 recorded sales between Oct 17, 2025 and Sep 14, 2026, up 7% on the 12 months before. This home's $650,000 list price sits in the entry single-family tier for the Center Moriches Union Free School District.

ZIP 11934 has about 3.6 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 $11,658 a year, this home's property tax runs roughly 17% below the $14,000 typical for Center Moriches 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