Suffolk | 76 Edgewood Avenue, Smithtown, N.Y.
Farmhouse-Style Home
$849,000
A four-bedroom, one-and-a-half-bath house built in 1900, with a circular driveway, an entry vestibule, a gas fireplace in the living room, a formal dining room, a sunroom, an updated kitchen, laundry on the main level, an unfinished basement and a two-stall barn and tack room, on 0.85 acres. Marianne Koke, Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty, 631-335-7111; danielgale.com
Costs
Taxes: $10,323 a year
Pros
Skylights brighten the interior. Mature trees surround the property.
Cons
Only a curtain covers the laundry space next to the kitchen. There is no central air-conditioning and no garage. One full bathroom is shared by all four bedrooms.
Fairfield | 45 Golden Farm Road, Stamford, Conn.
Contemporary Colonial-Style House
$1.99 million
A four-bedroom, four-and-a-half-bath, 5,986-square-foot home built in 2005, with a two-story foyer that has a balcony, formal dining and living rooms, hardwood floors, high ceilings, crown molding, a fireplace, a sunken family room opening to a deck, a spacious eat-in kitchen with granite countertops, a bright breakfast nook, an office, a laundry room, an en suite primary bedroom with a soaking tub and steam shower, a third-floor recreation room, an in-ground pool, a bluestone patio, a firepit and an attached three-car garage, on 1.1 acres. John Oliveira, Douglas Elliman, 914-447-2081; elliman.com
Costs
Taxes: $34,174
Pros
There is abundant space for relaxing and entertaining; the yard is level, landscaped and private. It is about an hour and a half drive to New York City.
Cons
The taxes are high. The basement is unfinished and two bedrooms share a Jack-and-Jill bath.
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