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The primary mission of the Assessor's Office is to maintain the Town Assessment Roll, a list of all 72,500+ properties within the Town, including the four (4) Incorporated Villages (Asharoken, Huntington Bay, Lloyd Harbor & Northport).

Finalized and printed annually in August or September, the Town Assessment Roll becomes the means to apportion the annual Town Tax Warrant (currently over $865 million) for the following property tax year (Dec 1 - Nov 30).

This, in turn, funds the annual LOCAL budgetary needs of the eight (8) School and Library Districts, the Town, Highway, County and Police Districts, as well as Special Districts such as Fire, Water, Lighting, Ambulance, Sewer, Refuse & Business Improvement.

Understanding Assessments

Property Assessments are set at a percentage of "market value," which is defined as the most probable price which a property would sell for in a competitive and open market.

In order to convert a current assessment/assessed valuation of a home to its current indicated market value, divide that figure by the Town's 2013  Residential Assessment Ratio/RAR  (.79%) as of July 1, 2012 (valuation date).  The RAR changes annually.    The 2013 valuation date is July 1, 2012.

For example, using the Town's average home assessment of 4,100, the  indicated market value is calculated to be $518,987 (4,100 /.79%), as of July 1, 2012 (valuation date).

The deadline to file a formal complaint regarding the assessment of your property is the third Tuesday in May (Grievance Day) in order to affect the following December's property tax bill. The assessment complaint form can be found in the "Online Library" link on our website.   Click here to access the Online Library.  All applications, forms and the New York State booklet "What to do if you disagree with your assessment," can be found by linking to our "Online Library" section of the Town's website.

• Exemptions

The Assessor's Office is also responsible for the administration and processing of property tax exemptions allowed under State and local laws, such as:

These exemptions apply to some or all of the numerous tax districts applicable to a property. To summarize a few of the most frequently applied-for exemptions:

1) STAR (BASIC & ENHANCED) Exemption

The New York State School Tax Relief (STAR) Program provides a property tax savings from school taxes for ALL owner-occupied primary residences (BASIC STAR).

Senior Citizens may be eligible for a larger savings if their combined annual incomes do not exceed $79,050 (Enhanced STAR).

To apply for either BASIC STAR or Enhanced STAR, you MUST file application with the Huntington STAR office by March 1, ("taxable status date") in order to be applied to the following year's tax bill.

BASIC STAR applicants have NO Age or Annual Renewal Requirements. 

Beginning in 2011 the annual income for BASIC Star cannot exceed $500,000.

Enhanced STAR applicants MUST submit proof of Age and Income, and MUST renew annually, on or before March 1^st of each year.

The Enhanced STAR exemption application is attached here.

Click here for Instructions for filling out the Enhanced STAR application.

Using the most current data available, the individual SCHOOL TAX SAVINGS in the Town of Huntington (which varies depending on local school district tax rates) for BASIC STAR is ESTIMATED as follows:

$845 - $1196

Using the current tax rate for each school district, the ESTIMATED MAXIMUM Enhanced STAR school tax savings are:

The STAR exemption application is available here. 

Basic STAR Exemption Savings

2) Home Improvement Exemption

Increase in assessment for new residential construction can be phased-in over nine (9) years. Maximum assessment phase-in: 1696.

Requirements:

Not Applicable to:

The Home Improvement Exemption application is available here.

3) Senior Citizen & Low Income

Not to be confused with the Enhanced STAR exemption for Seniors with household incomes of $79,050 or less, the Senior Citizen and Low Income Exemption is for Senior households with annual incomes less than $37,400, including social security.

This exemption can affect School, Library, County, Police, Town and Highway Districts.

Application and supporting income documentation must be filed annually (by March 1) for consideration on the following December property tax bill.

The Assessor's Office mails out renewal and first-time application packets in December of each year. Please contact this office if you would like to receive this December's mailing.

Important Dates :

For more information, contact the New York State Office of Real Property Tax Services. You may visit their website at the following web address www.tax.ny.gov

To maintain and strengthen the integrity of the Town Assessment Roll in terms of an increased tax base and a more current and accurate data base.