Property tax grievance in Port Washington, NY

Port Washington sits in the Town of North Hempstead, so Nassau County sets the assessment and the county's Assessment Review Commission hears the appeal. We file those appeals for owners of one- to three-family homes.

Its homes sit in the Port Washington school district, which sets most of the bill. The typical home here dates from 1952, and the county still values it off an appraisal it has not revisited in years. Port Washington borders Manhasset, Sea Cliff, Glenwood Landing and Roslyn, all on the same county roll.

What the county says about Port Washington

The published figures.

Median assessed value913.9The figure on the roll for a typical one- to three-family home.
County market value$1,222,300The Department of Assessment's own valuation of that home.
Combined tax rate$18.257Per $1 of assessed value, county plus town plus school.
Tax at those figures$16,700Assessed value times the rate, before STAR and other exemptions.

Medians across the one- to three-family homes on Nassau County's tentative roll with a Port Washington address, using the county's own assessed values, its own market values and the published tax rates. Your home is not the median, and nothing here is an estimate of what any particular property is worth or would save.

Where the money goes

School districts serving Port Washington.

School tax is roughly four fifths of a Nassau bill, so the district a home sits in does more to set the bill than the town does. Port Washington homes fall into one district.

School districtTownRate per $1 of assessed value
Port WashingtonNorth Hempstead$18.257

ZIP codes covered: 11050. The typical home here was built in 1952 and is about 2,110 square feet.

How it works here

The same four steps everywhere in Nassau.

We check the county's number.

We compare the assessment against recent sales and against homes like yours in Port Washington and its district, and tell you whether there is a case worth filing.

We file before the deadline.

You sign an authorization, we file with the Assessment Review Commission, and we follow the case until the county rules on it.

You pay only out of savings.

Our fee is 25% of the first-year tax savings we win. If the county grants nothing, there is no fee.

We check again next year.

Nassau can put an old value back on the next roll, so a win does not stay won. Each January we compare the new roll against your last result.

Questions

Port Washington homeowners ask.

Who assesses homes in Port Washington?

Nassau County does. The Department of Assessment sets a value for every home in the Town of North Hempstead, and the county's Assessment Review Commission hears appeals against it. The village does not set your assessment, and neither does your school district.

When can I grieve a Port Washington assessment?

The county publishes its tentative roll in early January and the filing window closes in early March. The exact deadline is set each cycle by the Assessment Review Commission, and it has been extended in some years.

Why is my Port Washington tax bill so different from my neighbor's?

Most of the bill is the school district, and Port Washington homes are not all in the same one. The combined rate on a dollar of assessed value differs by district, so two similar homes a few streets apart can pay materially different tax on the same assessment.

Which tax grievance firms can help me in Port Washington?

HomeField Tax files Nassau County property tax grievances for owners of one- to three-family homes, and we are accepting new customers in Port Washington. We are registered with the county’s Assessment Review Commission. Click here to get started.

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