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Why are they so ridiculously high for a "normal house" 17k for a 500k split?. I just find it disproportionate to other areas. Manhasset doesn't have those taxes for the same 500k house. I've seen less taxes for an 800k house in Manhasset compared to EW. What gives?
Not only is there not much of a commercial tax base, it's simply not a very large residential population. Combine that with your typical overpaid village leadership, employees, police....and add the usual behind the scenes kickbacks, patronage, and whatever other corruption you can think up and you get tax insanity.
Proximity to NYC, school quality, and a limited commercial tax base. You can't really compare Manhasset to East Williston--they are very different (Manhasset has everything from malls to low income housing, where as EW is a tiny residential area).
If the commute to Manhattan were shorter via LIRR, and I could afford EW, I would live in EW in a heartbeat.
Public Service - Business Taxes / Homes in Area = Your Property Taxes.
The biggest issues are generally the school districts that have no commercial tax base to pick up, and the rest is left to residents. Wantagh, Plainedge, East Williston, Malverne all have dreadfully high property taxes because of the total lack of business in the zone.
Taxpayers need to remove the Kate Murrays of the world from office and start electing leadership that is PRO business. It -can- be done.
Public Service - Business Taxes / Homes in Area = Your Property Taxes.
The biggest issues are generally the school districts that have no commercial tax base to pick up, and the rest is left to residents. Wantagh, Plainedge, East Williston, Malverne all have dreadfully high property taxes because of the total lack of business in the zone.
Taxpayers need to remove the Kate Murrays of the world from office and start electing leadership that is PRO business. It -can- be done.
When I lived on LI I was not in the TOH so my comment is not based upon politic views. Even if you remove Kate Murray the areas you listed for the most part have no room to build commercial entities in them,( barring knocking down homes and rezoning) so the comment seems rather un necessary.
In addition, in the case of East Williston (TNH) and I believe Malverne, (TOH) both are villages within two different towns and the villages rulings often trump the towns.
When I lived on LI I was not in the TOH so my comment is not based upon politic views. Even if you remove Kate Murray the areas you listed for the most part have no room to build commercial entities in them,( barring knocking down homes and rezoning) so the comment seems rather un necessary.
In addition, in the case of East Williston (TNH) and I believe Malverne, (TOH) both are villages within two different towns and the villages rulings often trump the towns.
The governments of LI do make for a complicated mess. The village approval process is indeed, just as rough. These entities have guaranteed income despite crippled growth, there's little incentive to do ones job.
These areas have minor undeveloped plots, and plenty of strip malls with less than desirable occupancy.
Any hamlet with a train station has a huge opportunity for residential and commercial growth that has been supported by Mangano. Large scale redevelopments, and find customers for the half vacant office parks.
Frankly, I believe it's already too late- but Long Islanders need to wake up and realize as population declines and costs to retirees continues to increase there will be severe consequences.
In a place like Detroit, the taxes are fixed on property values and thus revenues plummeted. On LI where the governments needs are decided then divvied amongst the taxpayers you will have unimaginably high taxes that will lead to a complete lack of affordability.
East Williston has virtually no commercial tax base. Their local shopping towns are Williston Park and Mineola. It is an Incorporated Village with a Village tax, too. It. Is a beautiful community but comes with a price. There is a lovely section of Mineola within the school district of East Williston. The homes are more affordable and even though Mineola is also an incorporated village, it has a very larger commercial tax base, which helps to keep their Village's taxes at a moderate rate.
The houses in that section of Mineola/East Williston Schools are very small with almost no yard.
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