Midland Beach is a flood-zone neighborhood first and a price story second: 1,677 of its 1,941 residential buildings sit in a flood zone.
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Joseph Ranola is a real estate broker and not a lender, insurance agent or attorney. A lender prices the mortgage, an insurance agent quotes flood coverage, and an attorney reviews the contract. Joseph Ranola coordinates all three so a first-time buyer sees the full monthly cost before making an offer.
PropertyShark reports a Midland Beach median sale price of $770,000 for Q3 2026, up 13.2% year over year, on seven sales. Seven sales is a small sample, so one or two closings can move the median. A first-time buyer should compare the specific house against recent sales on the same blocks and not rely on the neighborhood figure alone.
PropertyShark counts 1,677 of 1,941 Midland Beach residential buildings in a flood zone, about 86%, and 1,938 in a hurricane evacuation zone. Single-family homes account for 1,449 of the flood-zone buildings and two-to-four family buildings for 226. For a first-time buyer in Midland Beach, flood status is the norm and not the exception.
Usually yes when the property sits in a FEMA special flood hazard area and the mortgage comes from a federally regulated lender, because that lender requires flood coverage. PropertyShark’s flood-zone count is a neighborhood figure and not a FEMA determination for one address. Get a flood insurance quote for the exact address before the contract is signed, so the premium is part of the monthly budget.
PropertyShark lists 1,684 single-family units, 255 two-to-four family units and 102 condos, out of 2,041 residential units. Single-family homes are about 83% of the stock, based on those counts. Condo units are few, so most first-time buyers here shop detached houses or a small two-family.
Joseph Ranola walks first-time buyers through the real monthly cost, including taxes and flood insurance, before they bid. Joseph Ranola serves every neighborhood across Staten Island and Brooklyn, from Tottenville to Williamsburg.
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