North Shore · Nine villages & unincorporated areas · Town of North Hempstead
Great Neck
The fastest commute in Nassau, and the most complicated map
LIRR to NYC
about 30–40 minutes, peak
Port Washington Branch
Typical taxes
$15,000 – $40,000+
per year, all in
Schools
1 district
serving this address range
My closings here
3
3 sold
What I Tell Buyers About Great Neck
Great Neck has the best train in Nassau County and the most confusing municipal map in it. The Port Washington Branch is the only LIRR line that does not run through Jamaica, which means no transfer and a genuinely short ride to Penn Station. That alone sets a floor under prices on the peninsula that has not really moved in decades.
The complication is that "Great Neck" is not one place. It is nine incorporated villages plus unincorporated pockets, each with its own village tax, its own rules, and in some cases its own building department - and the school district is split between Great Neck North and Great Neck South by attendance zone, with a separate Great Neck Park District on top. My own closings here run from a $235,000 co-op on Middle Neck Road to a five-bedroom, six-bath house at $2,999,000 on the north end of the peninsula, which tells you how wide this market is. Nobody should shop this peninsula off a portal map.
- —Port Washington Branch: the only LIRR branch that bypasses Jamaica entirely
- —Nine separate incorporated villages, each with its own tax and its own code
- —Great Neck Public Schools, split between Great Neck North and Great Neck South
- —Great Neck Park District runs the pools, parks and Steppingstone
- —Everything from pre-war co-ops on Middle Neck Road to waterfront in Kings Point
What It Costs
Grounded in my own closed transactions
My Great Neck transactions span $235,000 to $2,999,000, which is not a range so much as three separate markets sharing a name. The co-op market on and around Middle Neck Road is the most accessible way onto the peninsula; the village single-family market is a different conversation entirely.
- Co-ops
- $230K – $600K
- Condos & townhouses
- $600K – $1.2M
- Village single family & waterfront
- $1.2M – $5M+
For reference, my 3 closed sales in Great Neck ran from $235,000 to $2,999,000. They are all listed further down this page.
The Schools
Great Neck UFSD
Great Neck North and Great Neck South high schools and middle schools, plus the Village School and six elementary schools.
District websiteThe catch
I name districts and link to them rather than ranking them. For enrollment, performance and spending, go to the State's own data: NYSED school report cards. School attendance is determined by the property, not by the mailing address, and should be confirmed with the district before you go to contract.
The Tax Bill
$15,000 – $40,000+
typical annual bill, all in
The widest tax spread of any town on this list, because the village layer differs so much from one Great Neck village to the next, and because assessed values run from co-op maintenance to Kings Point waterfront. Two houses a quarter mile apart can carry bills that differ by five figures. Pull the actual parcel.
These are ranges for the kind of house in my closings here, not a quote for any address. Pull the actual bill before you make an offer: Nassau County Land Records Viewer and the Department of Assessment. I will do it with you.
The Commute
about 30–40 minutes, peak
to Penn Station
- Branch
- Port Washington Branch
- Station
- Great Neck
The Port Washington Branch does not serve Jamaica - it leaves the Main Line at Winfield Junction, so there is no Jamaica transfer and a handful of AM expresses run close to nonstop from Great Neck to Penn Station. The trade-off is that connecting to other LIRR branches means changing at Woodside instead.
Times are approximate peak-direction runs and change with every timetable. Check your own hours on MTA TrainTime, and ride it once before you buy.
My Sales in Great Neck
3 closed transactions · $235,000 – $2,999,000
Sold4 Edgewood Place
$2,999,000
5 Beds · 6 Baths
Sold46 Grace Avenue, Unit 3C
$465,000
2 Beds · 1 Bath
Sold221 Middle Neck Road, Unit I5
$235,000
1 Bed · 1 Bath
Great Neck Questions, Answered
- What school district is Great Neck, NY in?
- Great Neck is served by the Great Neck UFSD. One district, but two separate secondary tracks - North and South - assigned by attendance zone, not by preference. A few addresses on the south end of the peninsula fall into the Port Washington or Manhasset districts instead. The zone is a property-level fact; ask for it in writing.
- How much are property taxes in Great Neck, NY?
- A typical all-in annual bill in Great Neck - county, town, school and village tax where one applies - runs about $15,000 – $40,000+ for the kind of house in my closings here. The widest tax spread of any town on this list, because the village layer differs so much from one Great Neck village to the next, and because assessed values run from co-op maintenance to Kings Point waterfront. Two houses a quarter mile apart can carry bills that differ by five figures. Pull the actual parcel.
- How long is the commute from Great Neck to Manhattan?
- Great Neck is served by the Port Washington Branch (Great Neck), and Penn Station is about 30–40 minutes, peak. The Port Washington Branch does not serve Jamaica - it leaves the Main Line at Winfield Junction, so there is no Jamaica transfer and a handful of AM expresses run close to nonstop from Great Neck to Penn Station. The trade-off is that connecting to other LIRR branches means changing at Woodside instead.
- How much do homes cost in Great Neck, NY?
- My 3 closed sales in Great Neck ran from $235,000 to $2,999,000. My Great Neck transactions span $235,000 to $2,999,000, which is not a range so much as three separate markets sharing a name. The co-op market on and around Middle Neck Road is the most accessible way onto the peninsula; the village single-family market is a different conversation entirely.
- Is Great Neck on the North Shore or the South Shore?
- Great Neck is on Nassau County's North Shore — Nine villages & unincorporated areas · Town of North Hempstead. I have closed 3 transactions here.
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Averages hide everything that matters here — the school zone, the flood zone, the tax bill, the walk to the station. Tell me what you are looking for and I will tell you what it actually trades at.
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