Long Island
Centerport, New York
Centerport is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Suffolk County, part of New York's Long Island region, with about 5,800 residents at the 2020 census.
In New York the practical answer turns on the exact address — the school district, any village lines, and how the parcel is assessed all shape the tax bill. The snapshot and official links below are the place to start.
- Type
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Suffolk
- Region
- Long Island
- Population (2020)
- 5,822
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Centerport
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
This place · History & Culture
Suffolk Vanderbilt visit planning starts with the museum and planetarium pages
The Suffolk Vanderbilt Museum and Planetarium is a practical Centerport visit check because mansion, museum, grounds, and sky programs can follow different schedules.
Read this note ->Nearby · Money & Taxes
Huntington tax payments belong on the Receiver's official page
Huntington owners can reduce tax-payment confusion by starting with the town Receiver before sorting escrow, due dates, or receipts.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Huntington Runs From Harbor Deeds to Walt Whitman
Huntington's town story connects harbor settlement geography, Matinecock history, and the Walt Whitman Birthplace State Historic Site.
Read this note ->Nearby · History & Culture
Huntington's Heckscher Park Makes the Village a Civic Arts Center
Huntington's identity includes Heckscher Park, the Heckscher Museum of Art, public sculpture, festivals, and a walkable village arts setting.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Caumsett keeps a North Shore estate landscape public
Caumsett State Historic Park Preserve gives Lloyd Harbor estate grounds, salt-marsh edge, woods, meadows, and public access to a once-private North Shore landscape.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Huntington building questions start with Building and Housing
Huntington owners should check the town Building and Housing page before assuming a project can proceed on contractor judgment.
Read this note ->Nearby · Rules & Licenses
Huntington Rental Permits Start With the Town Portal
Huntington routes rental-permit applicants through an online portal, making the town page the starting point before listing or leasing.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Cold Spring Harbor State Park turns the North Shore into a ridge walk
Cold Spring Harbor State Park gives Suffolk a steep North Shore trail landscape near harbor villages, woods, and Sound-side terrain.
Read this note ->Nearby · Cars & Driving
Huntington commuter parking has its own town permit path
Huntington’s commuter parking page helps residents check permit rules before counting on a station lot for the daily train ride.
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 hamlet has no government of its own — it's taxed at the rates of the town it sits in.
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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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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