Long Island
Merrick, New York
Merrick is a hamlet — a community without a village government of its own — in Nassau County, part of New York's Long Island region, with about 22,000 residents at 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
- Hamlet (CDP)
- County
- Nassau
- Region
- Long Island
- Population (2020)
- 22,040
Local Almanac
Notes in and around Merrick
Short, sourced notes tied to this place, its county, or nearby communities.
Nearby · 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.
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Nassau Moving Tickets Go Through TPVA Before Payment
Nassau moving violations should be looked up and answered through TPVA before a driver assumes payment, plea, or court route.
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Jones Beach makes Wantagh a parkway-and-ocean gateway
Wantagh's coastal Color is tied to Jones Beach, where state-park scale, parkway access, and Atlantic shoreline all meet.
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Hempstead Building Permits Start at the Town Portal
For a Town of Hempstead project, use the Building Department and online permit center before assuming a county office handles it.
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Hempstead tax bills have a Receiver route too
Town of Hempstead owners should use the Receiver of Taxes page before guessing how Nassau property-tax payments are handled.
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Hempstead Town Has a South Shore Nature Layer
Hempstead's town identity includes beaches, saltmarsh learning, nature areas, and a large local park system.
Read this note ->Nearby · Home & Property
Long Island Evacuation Zones and Flood Zones Are Different Checks
For Long Island coastal homes, check both local storm-surge evacuation tools and FEMA flood maps; they answer different questions.
Read this note ->Nearby · The Outdoors
Jones Beach makes Nassau’s oceanfront feel planned, not accidental
Jones Beach State Park gives Nassau oceanfront recreation, parkway-era planning, beaches, and public access at county scale.
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Hempstead's Town Story Runs Through Records, Plains, and Suburbs
Hempstead's history connects seventeenth-century town records, South Shore settlement, aviation, and postwar suburban growth.
Read this note ->Property tax snapshot
About $11–$32 per $1,000 in Nassau 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 $3,163–$9,469 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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