If you want a house priced below the LI average

Centereach: $429,000

This Colonial, with four bedrooms and 2 1⁄2 bathrooms, is on a 0.35-acre lot. The property, with taxes of $11,261. Margaret Tsoukaris, Re/Max Integrity Leaders, 631-332-7897.

Beyond the entry hall of the Centereach house are formal living and dining rooms with updated hardwood flooring, an eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a den with a fireplace and sliding glass doors that open to a back patio.

All four bedrooms are on the upper level of the house, including the master, which has a full bathroom. The 1969 house has updated siding and windows and a 5-year-old roof, the listing agent says.

Islip: $429,000

This four-bedroom, two-bathroom high-ranch is on a 50-by-100-foot corner lot. The property, with taxes of $11,234, has a back patio. Mary Meyer, Coach Realtors, 631-484-2301.

The 1975 Islip house has an eat-in kitchen with stainless steel appliances and granite countertops and an open-concept living and dining room with sliding glass doors to a deck that overlooks the back of the property.

The Islip home's main level includes the master bedroom, two additional bedrooms and a full bath. A fourth bedroom is on the lower level, which also includes a family room, a second kitchen and laundry area. Custom curtains and shades can stay with the home, says the listing agent.

Massapequa: $428,500

This ranch, in the Polo Estates section of Massapequa, has two bedrooms and one bathroom. The 70-by-111-foot property has taxes of $8,930. Michele Goodman, The Michele & Mark Goodman Team at Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 516-655-6613.
 

The main level includes a living room with oak flooring and an eat-in kitchen that opens to a dining area with sliding glass doors that open to a deck and backyard. The house, built in 1950, includes a designer bathroom that is "five years new," the agent says.

The Massapequa house includes a recently renovated finished basement with porcelain tile flooring that looks like wood, a second heating zone, and new windows and lighting, the listing agent says.