4 restaurants in Medford list baked ziti on their menus. The cheapest is La Margherita Pizzeria at $14.75, listed as Baked Ziti Dinner. The typical price across town is $16.95, and the dearest we found is $23.95 at Big Italy Pizza, so the two ends of the list are $9.20 apart, which is 62% more for the same dish. Of the 4 kitchens listed, 2 charge more than a dollar under the typical price, 1 sits within a dollar of it and 1 charges more than a dollar over.
We track baked ziti in 459 other areas and compare them all on baked ziti across United States. The typical price there runs $15.99 at the median, so Medford is dearer than most of them, with a lower typical price than 157 of the 459. The lowest best price anywhere we cover is $5.10 at Pavone's Pizza in Syracuse, NY, and the highest best price is $21.00 in Stoneham, MA. The nearest area with it is Selden, about 5 mi away, where the best price is $10.95.
Where is the cheapest baked ziti in Medford? La Margherita Pizzeria, at $14.75 on 1231 Station Rd. The same dish reaches $23.95 elsewhere in town, so where you order it changes the bill by $9.20.
What should baked ziti cost here? About $16.95 is the typical price across the 4 kitchens in Medford that list it. Of the ones listed above, 2 are more than a dollar below that and 1 is more than a dollar above, so the typical price is a middle rather than a floor.
Is it cheaper nearby? The nearest area we track it in is Selden, about 5 mi away, where the best price is $10.95. That is $3.80 less than the best here, though whether that is worth the journey is your call.
Why do the prices differ so much? We compare what each menu calls the same dish, and menus are not identical: portion, cut, sides and the kind of room you are sitting in all ride on the price, and none of that shows up in a number. Part portions and half sizes are kept out of this comparison, and a chain charging the same at several addresses is counted once, so the spread above is between genuinely different kitchens rather than the same one repeated.
| Area | Best price | Typical | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medford, NY this page |
$14.75 | $16.95 | 4 |
| Selden, NY
Salvino's Pizzeria & Restaurant · about 5 mi away |
$10.95 | $13.47 | 5 |
| Ronkonkoma, NY
Mama Mia's Pizza · about 6 mi away |
$15.25 | $17.70 | 4 |
| Bayport, NY
The Bistro Pizzeria · about 6 mi away |
$15.55 | $20.36 | 4 |
| Shirley, NY
Savarona Pizzeria & Restaurant · about 7 mi away |
$9.25 | $15.95 | 4 |
| Smithtown, NY
Don Jono's Pizzeria Restaurant · about 11 mi away |
$14.00 | $16.24 | 4 |
| Hauppauge, NY
Leonardo's Pizza Cafe · about 12 mi away |
$14.50 | $20.00 | 4 |
| East Islip, NY
D'Fortini · about 12 mi away |
$13.49 | $18.95 | 4 |
| Commack, NY
Mama Tita's · about 15 mi away |
$14.85 | $19.54 | 4 |
| Bay Shore, NY
Bruno's Pizzeria & Restaurant · about 15 mi away |
$13.00 | $16.25 | 7 |
| Deer Park, NY
Pino's Pizza of Deer Park · about 18 mi away |
$7.99 | $13.95 | 5 |
| East Northport, NY
Anna's Pizza of East Northport · about 18 mi away |
$11.99 | $16.75 | 5 |
| Riverhead, NY
The Roadhouse · about 18 mi away |
$10.25 | $14.50 | 5 |
Items are grouped by dish, so names vary a little between restaurants. Each price is what that menu listed on the date shown beside it, not a daily special, so a restaurant may have changed it since. The typical price is the middle of every price we hold for this dish in Medford.