Long Island
Suffolk County, New York
Suffolk County is home to 1,525,920 people across 171 cities, towns, villages, and hamlets. Ocean beaches, the Hamptons, lighthouses, and North Fork vineyards east of the city.
- Population (2020)
- 1,525,920
- Region
- Long Island
- Places
- 171
Property tax in Suffolk County
About $3–$27 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 $800–$8,201 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 Suffolk County
Short, sourced notes tied to this county, with the local color and the things worth knowing before you make a plan.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Money & Taxes
Suffolk delinquent tax questions need the Comptroller path
Suffolk delinquent property-tax questions should be checked with the county Comptroller route instead of guessed from the original town bill.
History & Culture
Southampton's Story Starts With Records and Shore
Southampton's local story connects preserved town records, Conscience Point, and Shinnecock accounts of place and memory.
Money & Taxes
Babylon tax bills run through a local Receiver route
Babylon owners should use the town Receiver page before assuming a countywide property-tax payment workflow.
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.
History & Culture
Southampton Village Holds Its Old Records Close
Southampton Village reads differently when the town records, Conscience Point, Shinnecock history, and Halsey House sit in the same frame.
Towns (10)
Villages (32)
Hamlets (127)
Reservations (2)
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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