Long Island
Amityville, New York
Amityville is a village in Suffolk County, in New York's Long Island region, home to about 9,500 people as of the 2020 census.
Like the rest of upstate New York, an assessed value here usually isn't the market value; the state's equalization rate reconciles the two. The local rate is below, and the STAR program can lower the school-tax part of the bill.
- Type
- Village
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- Long Island
- Population (2020)
- 9,500
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Amityville
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Amityville Still Reads Like a Friendly Bay Village
Amityville's official self-portrait leans toward bayfront parks, a historic museum, downtown renewal, and its Friendly Bay Village identity.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Lindenhurst still carries the Breslau-to-railroad story
Lindenhurst carries a South Shore village identity built around older place names, railroad memory, and a preserved depot museum.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Massapequa Park Reads Like a Village Built Around Green Space
Massapequa Park gets its village identity from parks, recreation, and local-scale government close to the name on the map.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Massapequa Preserve gives the South Shore a green corridor
Massapequa Preserve gives Nassau ponds, paths, and a public green corridor inside a busy South Shore landscape.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Massapequa Park projects need the village building and zoning route
Massapequa Park owners should check village building and zoning before treating small exterior work as automatically simple.
Read this note ->Suffolk County · Home & Property
Suffolk Owners Can Use the Clerk's Watch List
Suffolk's Homeowner Watch List can email owners when land-record filings show up for a registered property.
Read this note ->Suffolk County · Home & Property
Suffolk Shore Work Needs a Tidal Wetlands Question
A Suffolk shoreline project should check DEC tidal wetland maps and permit rules before clearing, filling, bulkhead, dock, or septic plans move ahead.
Read this note ->Suffolk County · Money & Taxes
Brookhaven tax payments start with the town Receiver
Brookhaven property owners should start tax-payment questions with the town Receiver pages, then separate county, school, and local timing.
Read this note ->Suffolk County · Money & Taxes
Suffolk assessment complaints should start before Grievance Day
Suffolk owners questioning an assessment should learn the state grievance process early, then confirm local assessor deadlines.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $3–$27 per $1,000 in Suffolk County
Combined full-value rate — county + town/city + school district, per $1,000 of market value (FY2025). On a $300,000 home that's about $800–$8,201 a year before the STAR break. A village is assessed within its town; expect the town's rate plus a separate village tax.
A planning estimate, not a bill. Your exact rate depends on your school district and any village. Confirm with the assessor.
Statewide links
Statewide starting points.
Good to know
- • Your assessed value usually isn't your market value — ask for the equalization rate.
- • Register for STAR; new applicants generally receive a credit instead of an automatic exemption on the bill.
- • Outside the cities, check the well, the septic, and the FEMA flood map before you buy.
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Nearby places
Tax rates: NYS Dept of Taxation & Finance (ORPTS), Real Property Tax Rates and Levy Data by Municipality, data.ny.gov dataset iq85-sdzs. (FY2025). Population: U.S. Census 2020. Reviewed June 2026. Source data ->
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