2586 Riverside Drive, Wantagh, NY 11793

$699,000 · 6 bed · 1 bath · 1,343 sq ft · built 1925 · MLS# 986717 · Active

Waterfront opportunity in Wantagh, NY! This spacious 6-bedroom home features a living room, formal dining room, eat-in kitchen, and entrance foyer. Additional highlights include an enclosed rear porch and a full unfinished basement with Bilco doors. Set on a desirable waterfront lot, this property offers strong potential to renovate, customize, or invest. Home needs work and is being sold as-is—ideal for contractors, investors, or buyers looking to create a custom waterfront retreat. Rare chance to own a waterfront home in Wantagh with upside potential—don’t miss it!

Single-family homes in the Wantagh Union Free School District sold for a median of $880,000 (typically $760,000–$1,000,000) across 94 recorded sales between Oct 9, 2025 and Sep 25, 2026, up 6.7% on the 12 months before. This home's $699,000 list price sits in the entry single-family tier for the Wantagh Union Free School District.

ZIP 11793 has about 2.6 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 $12,381 a year, this home's property tax runs roughly 17% below the $15,000 typical for Wantagh Union Free School District. Nassau assessments run on a multi-year cycle, so the assessed value behind this bill can lag what the home actually sells for today. A sale does not automatically reset it, and 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