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Nassau County, N.Y.

Town of Hempstead property taxes and tax grievance

Nassau County assesses every home in the Town of Hempstead, and one grievance with the County’s Assessment Review Commission covers your county, town, and school taxes. Here is how it works, and how often your neighbors grieve.

How often Hempstead homes grieve

Filed for the 2028 roll59%

Nassau: 62%

Won a reduction on the 2027 roll56%

Nassau: 59%

One-to-three family homes: 197,451. The dark line on each bar is Nassau as a whole. Winners’ cuts averaged 9%, and 14% of filings named no representative. Compare every town and district.

How to grieve in the Town of Hempstead

  1. Check your County assessment. The County’s market value for your home is what a grievance questions. Look up your home to compare it with similar homes nearby.
  2. File with ARC between January 4–March 1, 2027. One filing covers county, town, and school taxes. It is free, and you can file online through AROW.
  3. Check whether your village holds its own grievance. Bellerose, Cedarhurst, East Rockaway, Floral Park, Freeport, Garden City, Hempstead, Lynbrook, Mineola, New Hyde Park, Rockville Centre, Stewart Manor, Valley Stream, Westbury assess on their own village roll, with a separate grievance for village taxes. The village grievance guide lists every village.
  4. Wait for ARC’s decision, then SCAR if you need it. If ARC doesn’t lower your assessment enough, Small Claims Assessment Review is the next step.

Who collects your taxes

The Town of Hempstead’s Receiver of Taxes bills and collects school and general taxes. Village taxes are billed by each village. Official page. The due dates guide has the payment calendar.

School districts in the Town of Hempstead

One-to-three family homes, most filed first. Each district links to its own page.
School districtFiledWonHomes
Rockville Centre School District78%76%5,305
Hewlett - Woodmere School District76%69%5,609
Merrick School District76%73%5,874
Wantagh School District75%73%5,468
Garden City School District74%70%6,443
Lynbrook School District71%71%4,461
Seaford School District70%68%5,160
Bellmore School District70%66%4,075
North Merrick School District70%69%4,354
North Bellmore School District69%66%7,883
Oceanside School District68%67%10,703
Lawrence School District66%56%8,403
Long Beach School District65%59%2,108
Levittown School District65%61%14,344
East Meadow School District62%60%14,294
Franklin Square School District61%61%7,334
West Hempstead School District61%59%4,908
East Rockaway School District61%61%2,643
Floral Park - Bellerose School District58%58%4,673
Island Trees School District58%56%4,533
New Hyde Park - Garden City School District57%56%597
Valley Stream - 13 School District54%53%8,130
Island Park School District53%49%2,251
Malverne School District53%50%4,366
Baldwin School District51%49%9,298
Valley Stream - 24 School District49%48%3,571
Freeport School District43%38%7,600
Valley Stream - 30 School District41%41%4,317
Elmont School District40%38%11,772
Hempstead School District36%20%4,945
Uniondale School District31%28%8,006
Roosevelt School District25%18%4,023

Hamlets and villages in the Town of Hempstead

Common questions

How do I grieve my property taxes in the Town of Hempstead?

File with Nassau County’s Assessment Review Commission (ARC), online through AROW or on paper, during the published window of January 4–March 1, 2027. ARC reviews the County assessment behind your county, town, and school taxes. Filing is free, needs no attorney, and the County states a grievance never raises an assessment. If you live in an incorporated village that sets its own assessment, the village holds its own grievance for village taxes.

How many homeowners in the Town of Hempstead grieve their taxes?

For the 2028 roll, 116,458 of the 197,451 one-to-three family homes in the Town of Hempstead had a grievance filed with ARC, 59% of them. On the 2027 roll, 56% of homes won a reduction, averaging 9% among the winners.

Who collects property taxes in the Town of Hempstead?

The Town of Hempstead’s Receiver of Taxes bills and collects school and general taxes. Village taxes are billed by each village.

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How to grieve your taxes in Nassau County

Check your assessment, file free with ARC by March 1, then go to SCAR if ARC doesn’t cut it.

Nassau County tax grievance deadline

January 4–March 1, 2027, filed with ARC. Don’t count on an extension.

Village tax grievances

If your village assesses on its own roll, its grievance is separate from ARC and typically due the third Tuesday of February.

Good Grieves is independent of Nassau County and the Town of Hempstead. Figures summarize published County records; they are not an appraisal. Savings from a grievance are not guaranteed.