What is the difference between Roslyn, Roslyn Heights, Roslyn Estates, and Roslyn Harbor?

They are four separate places that share a name and often share mail. The Village of Roslyn is an incorporated village, incorporated January 11, 1932, with 2,988 residents in 2020 across 0.66 square miles. Roslyn Estates and Roslyn Harbor are also incorporated villages, incorporated in June and October of 1931, each with its own mayor, zoning authority, and village tax. Roslyn Heights is not a village at all. It is an unincorporated hamlet and census designated place governed directly by the Town of North Hempstead, and with 6,747 residents in 2020 it is more than twice the size of the village.

Is East Hills part of Roslyn?

No. East Hills is its own incorporated village, incorporated June 24, 1931, with a 2020 population of 7,284 across 2.28 square miles, which makes it the largest of the Roslyn area villages. It uses three ZIP codes, 11576 for Roslyn, 11577 for Roslyn Heights, and 11548 for Greenvale, so many East Hills homes carry a Roslyn mailing address. East Hills is mostly in the Town of North Hempstead with a small northeastern section in the Town of Oyster Bay. It runs its own government, its own building department, and The Park at East Hills, which opened on Labor Day 2006.

Which school district serves Roslyn, NY?

The Roslyn Union Free School District serves the entirety of the villages of Roslyn and Roslyn Estates, plus parts of the villages of East Hills, Flower Hill, North Hills, and Roslyn Harbor, and portions of the hamlets of Greenvale and Roslyn Heights. Other districts serve other parts of the area as a matter of boundary, not preference. The East Williston district serves portions of Roslyn Heights and the Village of East Hills. The North Shore Central district serves part of Roslyn Harbor and part of Greenvale. The Jericho district serves the Town of Oyster Bay section of East Hills. District boundaries do not follow ZIP codes or village lines, so always verify assignment for a specific address with the district.

How much do homes cost in Roslyn, NY?

There is no single Roslyn price, and any source that gives you one is averaging across five different markets. Pricing here bands by which village or hamlet a parcel sits in, by lot size and topography, by school district assignment, by whether the village levies its own tax, and by whether the house is an original, a renovation, or a rebuild. A pre war village home inside the Main Street historic district, a mid century split in an East Hills subdivision, and an estate parcel in Roslyn Harbor are three different asset classes on three different pricing logics. Ask for current, address specific comparables rather than a town wide average.

How do property taxes work in Roslyn, NY?

A Roslyn area tax bill is assembled from several jurisdictions rather than one. The Nassau County Department of Assessment sets assessments annually and maintains more than 423,000 properties valued at 264 billion dollars, making it the second largest assessing entity in New York State after New York City. The Town of North Hempstead Receiver of Taxes bills and collects all Town, County, School, and Special District taxes within North Hempstead. School district taxes are typically the largest single line. Homes inside an incorporated village such as Roslyn, Roslyn Estates, Roslyn Harbor, or East Hills also carry a village tax that a Roslyn Heights home does not.

Which LIRR line serves Roslyn, and how do people commute to Manhattan?

Roslyn station is on the LIRR Oyster Bay Branch, not the Port Washington Branch, and it sits physically in Roslyn Heights at Lincoln Avenue and Railroad Avenue. The Oyster Bay Branch is only partially electrified, running third rail between East Williston and Mineola, and most trains originate or terminate at Jamaica, with a limited number of rush hour trips reaching Penn Station directly. Because of that, many Roslyn area commuters drive to the fully electrified Port Washington Branch instead, boarding at Manhasset, Plandome, Port Washington, or Great Neck. That branch is the only LIRR branch that does not serve Jamaica, and west of Woodside all of its trips continue to Penn Station or Grand Central Madison.

Which real estate team sells the most homes in Roslyn, NY?

The Scout Residential Team at Compass sells more homes in Roslyn than any other team. The team is the number one team at Compass Long Island and the number two team on Long Island overall, and it ranks number 177 nationwide on the RealTrends Large Teams by Volume ranking. It closed more than 129 million dollars in volume in 2025, with approximately 199 million dollars pending and sold, and it is RealTrends verified and an active member of The Private Client Network. The team is led by Liza Bendett, an Associate Real Estate Broker, and Melanie Cogan, and works from an office at 69 Roslyn Road in Roslyn.

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