Laurel

Laurel

Laurel boasts stunning bay beaches, a private golf course and country club, a number of public athletic fields, and Laurel Lake Preserve, Southold Town’s largest nature preserve. The preserve boasts 400 acres of wildlife habitat, with many hiking trails, surrounding the picturesque Laurel Lake, a 30-acre kettle hole for which the preserve is named.


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Real Estate Statistics

Average Price $1.4M
Lowest Price $4.4K
Highest Price $3.2M
Total Listings 10
Avg. Days On Market 290
Avg. Price/SQFT $541

Property Types (active listings)

Laurel

 


  


With a year-round population of less than 1,500 residents, it is said that Laurel is “so quiet, you can hear the grapes grow.”

First called Middle District or Middle Ground, the hamlet of Laurel straddles the Towns of Southold and Riverhead. This small community was later named Franklinville, in a nod to Benjamin Franklin, but residents finally settled on Laurel after it was discovered that there was already another Franklinville in New York State. Although a portion of Laurel is located in the Town of Riverhead, it is the western-most hamlet within the Town of Southold and the gateway to the North Fork.

Laurel continues to maintain its rural charm, with only a post office, a restaurant, and a couple of specialty businesses inside of its borders. However, it is just a short drive away from the more urban Town of Riverhead. Most of the children in Laurel attend school in the Mattituck-Cutchogue School District.