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Property tax grievance in Westbury, NY
Westbury sits in the Town of North Hempstead, Town of Hempstead and Town of Oyster Bay, 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.
Most of its homes sit in the Westbury school district, and the rest fall into 3 others — which is why two similar Westbury homes can pay very different tax on the same assessment. The typical home here dates from 1953, and the county still values it off an appraisal it has not revisited in years. Westbury borders Carle Place, Hicksville, Old Westbury and East Meadow, all on the same county roll.
What the county says about Westbury
The published figures.
Median assessed value498The figure on the roll for a typical one- to three-family home.
County market value$700,300The Department of Assessment's own valuation of that home.
Combined tax rate$17.490Per $1 of assessed value, county plus town plus school.
Tax at those figures$8,700Assessed 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 Westbury 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 Westbury.
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. Westbury homes fall into 4 districts.
| School district | Town | Rate per $1 of assessed value |
|---|---|---|
| Westbury | North Hempstead | $17.490 |
| East Meadow | Hempstead | $23.328 |
| Carle Place | North Hempstead | $16.217 |
| Uniondale | Hempstead | $13.144 |
ZIP codes covered: 11590. The typical home here was built in 1953 and is about 1,690 square feet.
How it works here
The same four steps everywhere in Nassau.
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
Westbury homeowners ask.
Who assesses homes in Westbury?
Nassau County does. The Department of Assessment sets a value for every home in the Town of North Hempstead, Town of Hempstead and Town of Oyster Bay, 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 Westbury 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 Westbury tax bill so different from my neighbor's?
Most of the bill is the school district, and Westbury 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 Westbury?
HomeField Tax files Nassau County property tax grievances for owners of one- to three-family homes, and we are accepting new customers in Westbury. We are registered with the county’s Assessment Review Commission. Click here to get started.
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