Cheapest school districts on Long Island

The 25 Long Island school districts with the lowest median property tax bills. Ranked cheapest to most expensive using the latest NY State assessment roll. Excludes tiny K-6 elementary-only districts (under 1,500 parcels) since those families pay tuition elsewhere for upper grades.

# School District County Median bill Median home
1 Hempstead Nassau $5,192/yr $333k
2 Uniondale Nassau $5,271/yr $401k
3 Freeport Nassau $5,688/yr $393k
4 Fire Island Suffolk $6,098/yr $1129k
5 William Floyd Suffolk $6,696/yr $385k
6 Roosevelt Nassau $6,867/yr $354k
7 Oysterponds Suffolk $7,138/yr $1255k
8 Westbury Nassau $7,329/yr $419k
9 Island Park Nassau $7,535/yr $448k
10 Hampton Bays Suffolk $7,696/yr $735k
11 Hicksville Nassau $8,026/yr $482k
12 Westhampton Beach Suffolk $8,085/yr $1273k
13 Mineola Nassau $8,103/yr $546k
14 Brentwood Suffolk $8,162/yr $516k
15 Amagansett Suffolk $8,272/yr $1984k
16 Lawrence Nassau $8,606/yr $751k
17 Carle Place Nassau $8,903/yr $549k
18 Riverhead Suffolk $8,948/yr $516k
19 East Quogue Suffolk $8,987/yr $941k
20 Montauk Suffolk $9,002/yr $1855k
21 Greenport Suffolk $9,030/yr $873k
22 Elmont Nassau $9,182/yr $462k
23 Quogue Suffolk $9,223/yr $2464k
24 South Country Suffolk $9,270/yr $516k
25 Long Beach Nassau $9,359/yr $454k
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Methodology

Ranked by median residential property tax bill from the latest NY State Office of Real Property assessment roll. For each district, the median bill is the per-parcel projection (FMV × combined county+town+school rate ÷ $1,000) medianed across all residential parcels — so multi-town districts use each parcel's actual local rate. Excludes village, library, and special-district levies. District rankings exclude tiny K-6 elementary-only districts under 1,500 parcels (those families pay tuition elsewhere for upper grades, so the bill isn't comparable).

Last updated using roll year 2025 data. Cross-check with your county receiver before making financial decisions.