Living in Roslyn Heights, NY: Income, Home Values, Schools, Taxes and LIRR

Roslyn Heights is a hamlet and census-designated place in the Town of North Hempstead, and it is part of the Greater Roslyn area. What is now Roslyn Heights was called Hempstead Harbor until that name changed to Roslyn in the 1840s. This page covers the numbers a buyer or renter needs first. It belongs to the North Shore towns and sits beside Roslyn, Roslyn Harbor and Greenvale.

Is Roslyn Heights wealthy? Income, home values and rents

Roslyn Heights’ median household income is $175,263 in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 5-year estimates, with a margin of error of $50,602. Median family income is $207,691 for the same survey years, with a margin of error of $41,851. The median value of an owner-occupied home is $975,400, with a margin of error of $46,851.

Demographics: population, households and housing

The hamlet is overwhelmingly owner-occupied. Of 2,174 occupied housing units, 1,939 are owned and 235 are rented. Median gross rent is $3,408 a month, with a margin of error of $945. The median home was built in 1957. ACS 2020–2024 5-year counts 6,975 residents, while the 2020 census counted 6,747.

A Levitt & Sons development, the Roslyn Country Club, sits south of the Northern State Parkway. Around the Roslyn station, the Town of North Hempstead ran the Roslyn Plaza urban renewal project, which began in the early 1970s and broke ground on its final phase in 1983. The post office is at 66 Mineola Avenue, where it has been since 1967. Parks include the Hector H. Gayle Roslyn Community Center, and the highest point in the hamlet is about 210 feet, on Hillside Avenue at the Roslyn border.

Roslyn and Roslyn Heights: how the names and governments differ

The Roslyn in the hamlet’s name is shared with Roslyn, Roslyn Estates and Roslyn Harbor. Roslyn Heights itself is considered part of the Greater Roslyn area, which is anchored by the Incorporated Village of Roslyn. The practical difference is government. As an unincorporated part of the Town of North Hempstead, the hamlet is directly governed by the town’s government in Manhasset.

As of March 2022, Roslyn Heights sits in the Town of North Hempstead’s 2nd council district. The hamlet covers 1.5 square miles, all of it land.

Schools: Roslyn, East Williston and Herricks

Most of Roslyn Heights is within the boundaries of the Roslyn Union Free School District. Smaller portions of the hamlet are in the East Williston Union Free School District and the Herricks Union Free School District.

Roslyn UFSD reports 3,329 K-12 public school students for 2024-25 and a four-year high school graduation rate of 98%. Its attendance rate is 93% and it spends $34,637 per pupil on the state’s financial transparency report. The district reports 95 English Language Learner students. Open the NYSED report card for current figures, and see the North Shore school districts guide for comparisons.

Utilities, buses and roads

PSEG Long Island provides power to all homes and businesses in the hamlet, on behalf of the Long Island Power Authority. National Grid provides natural gas to buildings hooked up to gas lines. The hamlet is split between the Bryant Library district and the Shelter Rock Library District.

As of September 2025, two Nassau Inter-County Express bus routes serve Roslyn Heights: the n23 (Mineola to Manorhaven) and the n27 (Hempstead to Glen Cove). Two limited-access highways run through the hamlet: the Long Island Expressway (I-495, exit 37) and the Northern State Parkway (exits 28, 29 and 30).

Property taxes: who bills and collects

The Town of North Hempstead’s Office of the Receiver of Taxes bills and collects all Town, County, School and Special District taxes within the town. The Receiver of Taxes is an elected position. The first half of the 2026-2027 school tax is due November 10 in the town. See the Receiver of Taxes page for current bills.

New owners register for the STAR credit with the NYS Tax Department as soon as the home becomes their primary residence, and the Basic or Enhanced credit follows from what they qualify for. The STAR exemption is closed to new applicants: owners who have received it since 2015 keep it on the same primary residence. The home must be the primary residence of an eligible owner. The Basic STAR credit has a $500,000 income limit, and the benefit is based on the first $30,000 of a home’s full value. Enhanced STAR gives owners 65 and older a larger benefit, with an income limit of $110,750 for the 2026-2027 school year. For county-wide mechanics, see Nassau County property taxes.

Commuting from Roslyn Heights by LIRR

Roslyn Heights is served by the Oyster Bay Branch of the Long Island Rail Road. The Roslyn station sits in the heart of Roslyn Heights, just south of Lincoln Avenue. The branch was built through and opened in the area in 1865, and it opened in segments between 1865 and 1889. The line was double-tracked to Roslyn in 1905.

Once on the branch, all trains run local except for one westbound rush-hour skip-stop service. The MTA’s printed timetable tells riders to use the TrainTime app or a City Terminal Zone timetable to see all transfer options. Check TrainTime for current schedules, and read the LIRR Oyster Bay Branch guide for how the line runs.

Water, sewers and drainage

Water service depends on where the house sits. The portion of Roslyn Heights north of the Northern State Parkway is in the Roslyn Water District. The area between the Northern State Parkway and the Wheatley Hills Golf Club is in the Albertson Water District. Roslyn Heights is partially sewered. The southern part of the hamlet is within the Nassau County Sewage District, and the remainder relies on cesspools and septic systems.

The hamlet is split between three minor drainage areas: Inner Hempstead Harbor, part of the Hempstead Harbor Watershed, plus Hempstead Lake and the Mill River.