Long Island
Nassau County, New York
Nassau County is home to 1,395,774 people across 136 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Ocean beaches, the Hamptons, lighthouses, and North Fork vineyards east of the city.
- Population (2020)
- 1,395,774
- Region
- Long Island
- Places
- 136
Property tax in Nassau County
About $11–$32 per $1,000 of market value
Combined full-value rates (county + town/city + school) across the county, FY2025. On a $300,000 home that's roughly $3,163–$9,469 a year before STAR. The exact rate depends on the town, school district, and village. A planning estimate, not a bill.
Almanac Notes
More about Nassau County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
Cars & Driving
Long Beach Resident Parking Permits Need Proof Early
Long Beach residents should gather vehicle registration, residency proof, and fee information before trying to buy a city parking permit.
History & Culture
Hempstead Village Still Carries Long Island's Early Civic Weight
Hempstead's village story runs from a 1643 settlement to early self-government, trading-center growth, and a very urban Nassau County feel.
History & Culture
Great Neck Village Still Has an Old Middle Neck Road Center
Great Neck village's old center along Middle Neck Road explains why this small village still feels like a civic heart within a larger Great Neck.
History & Culture
Floral Park Keeps Its Village Story Close to the Railroad and Flowers
Floral Park's local story is easy to miss until the village history ties the name, railroad-era growth, and civic identity together.
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.
History & Culture
Freeport's Waterfront Identity Runs Through the Marina and Blueway
Freeport's public marina, canal-edge parks, and South Shore Blueway links make its village identity more working-waterfront than generic beach town.
History & Culture
North Hempstead's Story Runs Through Harbors and a Revolutionary Split
North Hempstead's history links Long Island Sound shore life, Revolutionary-era politics, maritime work, and later Gold Coast layers.
History & Culture
Oyster Bay Mixes Harbor History and Sagamore Hill
Oyster Bay's story connects its north shore harbor name, long town history, and Theodore Roosevelt's Sagamore Hill.
History & Culture
Lynbrook Keeps Its Memory in Library Shelves and Village Links
Lynbrook's village links and library collections make older names, civic habits, clubs, maps, and neighborhood memory easier to trace.
Cities (2)
Villages (64)
Hamlets (67)
Statewide starting points
County, assessor, STAR, and environment lookups
Start with the state county directory, then use ORPTS for assessor, equalization-rate, and municipal profile data. Exact local offices and deadlines still come from the county, city, town, village, or borough office.
- NY.Gov county directory
- ORPTS Municipal Data Portal — assessors & rates
- STAR property-tax break
- DECinfo Locator
Use this carefully: County pages here are orientation pages. Current forms, deadlines, local offices, and parcel-specific details come from the responsible office.
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.
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