Suffolk County, New York
Property Taxes

The average property tax rate in Suffolk County, New York is 1.90%. On the county's median home value of $578,400, that works out to $11,006 per year in property taxes. The next deadline to protest your Suffolk County property tax assessment is Grievance Day, in most towns the fourth Tuesday in May.

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A house in Suffolk County, New York
Median tax bill
$11,006
-1.8% year over year

Suffolk County, New York Property Tax Calculator

$50,000$1,500,000
Suffolk County median$578,400
New York median$423,800
U.S. median$332,700
Estimated Property Tax Bill
$11,006/yr
$917/mo
Home value$578,400
Effective Tax Rate1.90%
vs. county median bill$0
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How the Calculator Works

This Suffolk County, NY property tax calculator estimates your bill the same way the Suffolk County Real Property Tax Services does: your home's value multiplied by the local effective tax rate. The Suffolk County effective property tax rate is 1.90%, compared with the New York average of 1.55% and the U.S. average of 0.94%. On the county's median home value of $578,400, that works out to roughly $11,006 a year in Suffolk County property taxes. Use the estimate above as a starting point, then check the protest playbook below if your county's assessed value looks higher than your calculator estimate suggests it should.

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  1. Illustration of a mailbox receiving a tax notice

    Step 1: Check
    Your Timeline

    In Suffolk County, your assessment notice arrives in the year your assessment changes, and the deadline to appeal it is . It is free to file!

    Notice arrives
    the year your assessment changes
    Appeal deadline
    Filing fee
    free
  2. Illustration of a magnifying glass comparing three neighboring homes

    Step 2: Gather
    Your Evidence

    To file a strong appeal in Suffolk County, you need proof. Gather these four things before you begin to file.

    • Look up your current assessed property value
    • Research recent sales of similar properties in your area
    • Download the required form:
      Form RP-524 (Complaint on Real Property Assessment)
    • Take photos of any property issues that affect value
  3. Illustration of a completed protest form

    Step 3: Submit
    Your Appeal

    Appeals in Suffolk County are filed with the Board of Assessment Review. View filing instructions

    File with
    Board of Assessment Review
    Appeal form
    Form RP-524 (Complaint on Real Property Assessment)
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Suffolk County, New York Property Tax Rate

The typical Suffolk County homeowner pays an effective rate of 1.90% of market value each year, above the New York median of 1.55% and well above the U.S. median of 0.94%. By city the median rate runs from 0.33% in Napeague to 2.39% in Gordon Heights. The table lists the 25th, median, and 75th percentile effective rate for all 150 Suffolk County cities.

Suffolk County
1.90%
median effective rate
New York median
1.55%
median effective rate
U.S. median
0.94%
median effective rate
All 150 Suffolk County cities
25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile effective tax rate for every City
City25th percentileMedian75th percentile
Aquebogue1.49%1.61%1.71%
Baiting Hollow1.55%1.69%1.82%
Baywood1.79%1.91%2.05%
Calverton1.30%1.61%2.03%
Central Islip1.94%2.10%2.24%
East Marion0.49%0.53%0.57%
East Patchogue1.94%2.04%2.24%
East Quogue0.91%1.02%1.09%
Farmingville1.89%1.99%2.17%
Flanders1.05%1.12%1.27%

A dash means the Census withholds a figure this rate is worked out from: it does not publish a bill above $10,001 or a home value above $2,000,001. The 25th and 75th percentile rates are an Abode Money estimate, modelled from each city’s own home-value quartiles. The median is the city’s published effective rate.

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Suffolk County, New York Property Tax Bill

On a median home value of $578,400, the typical Suffolk County tax bill comes to $11,006 a year, well above the New York median of $6,582 and well above the U.S. median of $3,119. Bills scale with value, so they track the map of where the expensive homes are. By city the median bill runs from $3,701 in Calverton to $9,891 in Baiting Hollow. Search all 150 Suffolk County cities below to compare the 25th, median, and 75th percentile bill.

Suffolk County
$11,006
median tax bill
New York median
$6,582
median tax bill
U.S. median
$3,119
median tax bill
All 150 Suffolk County cities
25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile annual property tax bill for every City
City25th percentileMedian75th percentile
Aquebogue$7,914$9,867$11,756
Baiting Hollow$7,691$9,891$12,464
Baywood$7,271$8,703$10,810
Calverton$1,944$3,701$7,307
Central Islip$7,270$9,148$11,183
East Marion$3,578$4,571$5,678
East Patchogue$8,438$9,785$12,880
East Quogue$6,191$8,639$10,381
Farmingville$8,035$9,417$12,032
Flanders$3,896$4,715$6,705

A dash means the Census withholds that bill. It does not publish a bill above $10,001.

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Suffolk County, New York Home Values

The median Suffolk County home is worth $578,400, the value your tax bill is calculated from, versus a New York median of $423,800 and a U.S. median of $332,700. Values range widely, with the middle half of Suffolk County homes between $435,800 and $740,900. By city the median value runs from $229,200 in Calverton to $1,923,900 in Napeague. The table lists the 25th, median, and 75th percentile value for all 150 cities.

Suffolk County
$578,400
median home value
New York median
$423,800
median home value
U.S. median
$332,700
median home value
All 150 Suffolk County cities
25th percentile, median, and 75th percentile home value for every City
City25th percentileMedian75th percentile
Amityville$435,500$569,800$741,700
Aquebogue$491,800$613,200$730,600
Asharoken$906,800$1,244,400$1,875,000
Babylon$508,300$658,500$867,800
Baiting Hollow$455,900$586,300$738,800
Bay Shore$412,700$492,200$649,200
Bayport$491,900$650,800$856,700
Baywood$381,400$456,500$567,000
Belle Terre$868,600$1,090,400$1,450,000
Bellport$545,900$712,700$997,600

A dash means the Census withholds that value. It does not publish a home value above $2,000,001.

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Suffolk County, New York Property Tax History

Effective tax rate, median annual bill, and median home value in Suffolk County, tracked year by year. Across the published years the median annual bill rose 14.7%, the median home value rose 39.7%, and the effective tax rate fell 17.9%.

Suffolk County, New York Property Tax Rate
Effective tax rate
1.60%1.80%2.00%2.20%2.40%2020: 2.32%2021: 2.27%2022: 2.22%2023: 2.08%2024: 1.90%2025: 1.81% (Abode prediction)2026: 1.72% (Abode prediction)2020202120222023202420252026TAX YEAREFFECTIVE TAX RATE
Suffolk County, New York Property Tax Bill
Median annual bill
$9,000$10,000$11,000$12,0002020: $9,5982021: $9,9112022: $10,9082023: $11,2092024: $11,0062025: $11,389 (Abode prediction)2026: $11,785 (Abode prediction)2020202120222023202420252026TAX YEARMEDIAN ANNUAL BILL
Suffolk County, New York Home Values
Median home value
$400,000$500,000$600,000$700,0002020: $413,9002021: $436,3002022: $490,8002023: $539,5002024: $578,4002025: $628,871 (Abode prediction)2026: $683,746 (Abode prediction)2020202120222023202420252026TAX YEARMEDIAN HOME VALUE

Solid years are published figures. Dashed years are Abode predictions, from each county's own past trend.

Suffolk County, New York Property Tax History by Year
Effective rate, median bill, and median home value
Suffolk County, New York Property Tax History by Year, by tax year with year-over-year change
Tax yearEffective rateRate changeMedian billBill changeMedian home valueValue change
20202.32%-$9,598-$413,900-
20212.27%-2.04%$9,911+3.26%$436,300+5.41%
20222.22%-2.16%$10,908+10.06%$490,800+12.49%
20232.08%-6.52%$11,209+2.76%$539,500+9.92%
20241.90%-8.42%$11,006-1.81%$578,400+7.21%
2025(predicted)1.81%-4.82%$11,389+3.48%$628,871+8.73%
2026(predicted)1.72%-4.83%$11,785+3.48%$683,746+8.73%

Suffolk County, New York vs. Nearby Counties

Thinking of moving? Run the tax math first. Of the one county bordering Suffolk County, one taxes the same home for less. Move a $578,400 home into Nassau County and the bill falls $233 a year. That neighbor’s effective rate is 1.86% against Suffolk County’s 1.90%. Four of the five largest New York metro counties tax the same home for less. Crossing that county line changes the tax on this home by $233 a year.

$50,000$1,500,000

Suffolk County vs. Its Neighboring Counties

Effective rate, median bill, and the tax on the same $578,400 home · Suffolk County and its one bordering county

Effective tax rate, median bill, and the tax on a $578,400 home in Suffolk County and each bordering county
CountyEffective rateTheir median billSame home herevs. Suffolk
Suffolk CountySuffolk1.90%$11,006$11,006-
Nassau County1.86%$12,753$10,773-$233/yr

Suffolk County vs. the Big New York Metros

Effective rate, median bill, and the tax on the same $578,400 home · New York’s five largest metro counties

Effective tax rate, median bill, and the tax on a $578,400 home across the five largest New York metro counties
CountyEffective rateTheir median billSame home herevs. Suffolk
Suffolk County1.90%$11,006$11,006-
Bronx County1.03%$5,447$5,950-$5,056/yr
Kings County0.71%$6,382$4,079-$6,927/yr
New York County0.93%$10,182$5,401-$5,605/yr
Queens County0.87%$6,297$5,032-$5,974/yr

Suffolk County, New York Property Tax Exemptions

There are 7 property tax exemptions available in Suffolk County, New York. What each saves depends on your own assessed value and local rate, so no fixed yearly figure is shown.

Property tax exemptions available in Suffolk County, New York: who qualifies, what each is worth, and when to file
ExemptionWhat you getSaves a yearWhen to file
Basic STAROwner-occupied primary residence; household income $500,000 or less (STAR credit) or $250,000 or less (STAR exemption).Reduces school-district taxes only. New applicants receive the STAR credit as a check or direct deposit; long-time recipients may keep the on-bill STAR exemption.VariesRegister once with the NY State Tax Department (STAR credit) or, for the exemption, with your assessor; the credit renews automatically.
Enhanced STAROwner-occupants where at least one owner is age 65+ by year-end and combined household income is $110,750 or less (2026 limit).A larger reduction of school-district taxes than Basic STAR.VariesRegister with the NY State Tax Department; seniors enroll once in the Income Verification Program and it renews automatically.
Senior Citizens Exemption (RPTL 467)Owner-occupants age 65+ who have owned the home at least 12 months, where the locality has adopted the exemption and the owner's income is under the local limit (set between $3,000 and $50,000).Reduces the assessed value by up to 50% for county, town and (where adopted) school taxes; a sliding scale gives smaller reductions at higher incomes.VariesFile Form RP-467 with the local assessor (renew yearly with RP-467-Rnw), generally by March 1 (taxable status date; varies by community).
Alternative Veterans Exemption (RPTL 458-a)Veterans who served during a period of war, their spouses, and certain surviving spouses, on a primary residence.Reduces assessed value 15% for wartime service, an added 10% for service in a combat zone, and an added amount equal to half the veteran's service-connected disability rating, each capped by the taxing jurisdiction. Applies to county/town/city taxes, and to school taxes where the district opted in.VariesFile Form RP-458-a once with the local assessor, generally by March 1, with DD-214 and any VA disability rating.
Cold War Veterans Exemption (RPTL 458-b)Veterans who served during the Cold War period (Sept 2, 1945 - Dec 26, 1991) on a primary residence, where the locality adopted the exemption.Reduces assessed value 10% or 15% (set locally), plus an added amount equal to half a service-connected disability rating, each capped by the jurisdiction.VariesFile Form RP-458-b with the local assessor, generally by March 1, with service and disability documentation.
Persons with Disabilities and Limited Incomes (RPTL 459-c)Owner-occupants with a documented disability whose income is under the local limit (set between $3,000 and $50,000), where the locality adopted the exemption.Reduces the assessed value by up to 50% for county, town and (where adopted) school taxes, on a sliding scale by income.VariesFile Form RP-459-c with the local assessor (renew yearly with RP-459-c-Rnw), generally by March 1.
Agricultural AssessmentOwners of qualifying farmland (generally 7+ acres in production meeting the state's gross-sales test).Caps the taxable assessed value of eligible farmland at a state-set agricultural value, well below market value; converting the land out of agricultural use triggers a payback.VariesFile Form RP-305 with the local assessor by taxable status date (generally March 1); renew as required.

Suffolk County, New York Cheat Sheet

Value, rate, bill, rank, and the protest and payment dates · every figure the sections above establish, restated as label and value · Suffolk County, New York

Suffolk County, New York Cheat Sheet
Median tax bill$11,006 a year-1.8% year over year
Effective tax rate1.90%of market value · New York 1.55% · U.S. 0.94%
Median home value$578,400the value your bill is calculated from
Middle half of homes$435,800 – $740,90025th to 75th percentile home value
Change since 2020+14.7%median bill, $9,598 to $11,006
Effective rate since 2020-17.9%percent change in the rate, not percentage points
Cheapest neighborNassau County$233 a year less on the same $578,400 home
Who values your homeSuffolk County Real Property Tax Servicesmarket value as of the assessment date
Notice arrivesThe year your assessment changesNotice of your tentative assessed value, published on the tentative roll
Protest windowGrievance Day, in most towns the fourth Tuesday in MayForm RP-524 (Complaint on Real Property Assessment) · free to file · Board of Assessment Review
Protest odds88% win a reductionwith Abode Money · we build the evidence, file, and argue it for you
Payment dueon dates each town, city, school district and village sets, with county-town bills commonly early in the year and school bills in the fallinterest and penalties set by statute and local law, with rates and grace periods that vary by municipality; taxes left unpaid after the local collection period are returned to the county for enforcement under RPTL Article 11

Statistics here come from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey: what owners report their home is worth and what they paid in tax. They are not assessment roll figures, so they will not match your notice. Nothing here is tax advice.

Suffolk County, New York Property Tax FAQ

Straight answers about property taxes in Suffolk County, New York: the effective rate and typical bill, when taxes are due, the protest deadline, whether an appeal is worth filing, what evidence wins a reduction, and how Abode lowers your bill every year.

The effective property tax rate in Suffolk County is 1.90%. The typical homeowner pays $11,006 a year on a median home value of $578,400.

Suffolk County property taxes are due on dates each town, city, school district and village sets, with county-town bills commonly early in the year and school bills in the fall. Bills are issued in two or more separate bills a year: a combined county-and-town bill collected by the town or city receiver of taxes, and a separate school-tax bill from the school district (villages bill separately again), and late payments are charged interest and penalties set by statute and local law, with rates and grace periods that vary by municipality; taxes left unpaid after the local collection period are returned to the county for enforcement under RPTL Article 11. Due dates shift year to year, so confirm the current one with the tax office.

Usually yes. A protest backed by comparable sales or evidence of condition problems stands a real chance of a reduction, and most are settled at an informal review without a hearing. A lower value also becomes the starting point for the following year, so a single win keeps paying. Filing in Suffolk County is free, and your value cannot be raised because you protested.

The strongest evidence is recent sales of comparable homes: three to five from the past year, nearby, and similar in size, age, and condition. Photos and repair estimates for condition problems help too, because the assessor values homes from the outside. Budget about 2-4 hrs to assemble it.

Abode protests your Suffolk County assessment every year for $99/yr flat and wins a reduction 88% of the time. Doing it yourself is free but takes 6-10 hrs and wins 40-60% of the time.

Every house on this street pays a different bill.

Make sure yours is the right one. Abode checks your assessment, files your exemptions, and protests when the numbers are off.

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