Homeowners in the Town of Huntington, New York who are 65 or older and have income of $58,400 or less can ask for a senior property tax exemption, but the application has to reach the town Assessor’s Office by March 1. The limit is the same for the Town and for Suffolk County. The paperwork opens in January, which leaves a short window for people who have never filed.
Huntington sets the income ceiling and the deadline on its exemption page. The filing date is the part with no flexibility, because the town says all applications must be in the Assessor’s Office by March 1.
What counts toward the $58,400
The town’s exemption page says the maximum income level is $58,400 for the Town of Huntington and for the County. Social Security counts as income. That catches many retirees who assume a modest benefit check does not.
The page lets applicants subtract medical and prescription drug costs they actually paid. Anything an insurer reimbursed is disallowed. A retiree with large Part D copays, dental work or hearing aids may land under the line even when the benefit and pension together look a little too high.
The renewal form for the last filing cycle shows how deep the paperwork goes. It said income “for 2024” had to be less than $58,400, both taxable and non-taxable, and it asked for full copies of the federal return with every schedule and the Social Security 1099. People who do not file a federal return must supply an IRS transcript and an income worksheet. That form covered the March 1, 2026 deadline, so the next one will ask about a newer income year.
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Who has to be 65, and who has to live there
Age is measured on a fixed day. The town says each owner must be 65 or older by December 31 of the application year. Husbands and wives, or siblings, who own the home together need only one owner who is 65 or older.
The house also has to be a legal residence, used for residential purposes and occupied by all of the owners. A second home or a rental does not fit.
People who have never applied are the ones most at risk of missing out. The town says a renewal application is mailed automatically in December, so anyone already receiving the exemption should watch the mailbox. First-time filers have to find the form themselves.
The question for a Huntington homeowner is plain: are all owners at the address, is at least one of them 65 by Dec. 31, and does total income for the year the form asks about, after medical costs, come in at $58,400 or less? A yes to all three means a form should be in hand before the holidays end. Those who answer yes can call the Assessor’s Office at (631) 351-3226 to get on the mailing list.
The timing on the town’s page is worth planning around. It lists applications as available at the end of December, with the form posted in January, and the renewal notice for current recipients goes out in December. A homeowner who has not heard from the office by early January should call rather than wait, since the March 1 date does not move with the mail.
What the exemption takes off the bill
Huntington’s page does not publish the percentage it grants, and the renewal form leaves the share for each taxing body, from the County to the school district, as blanks for the assessor to fill in. The New York tax department’s senior exemption page says eligible homes can have their taxable assessment cut by as much as 50 percent, and that local governments and school districts choose whether to take part.
That means the dollar saving depends on the bill. A homeowner should ask the Assessor’s Office what percentage applies to the home and to each part of the bill, because the exemption reduces the assessed value rather than writing a flat check.
Where the application goes
The office is Room 100 at Huntington Town Hall, 100 Main Street, Huntington, NY 11743. Applications must be in the Assessor’s Office by March 1, and the town says emailed or faxed copies are not accepted.
The application is posted in January on the town’s Forms and Applications page. The form listed is RP-467, the state’s senior citizen exemption form, and a copy is also mailed in January to people on the office’s list. The Assessor’s Office main line is (631) 351-3226, and Town Hall can be reached at (631) 351-3000.
The town’s page also describes Enhanced STAR separately. Seniors 65 and older with combined income of $113,550 or less may be eligible for that school tax break, which has its own application. Filing for one does not replace the other, and the town’s page does not say how the two interact, so that is another question for the assessor.
Mailing a complete packet a few weeks early leaves room to fix a missing page. Last year’s renewal form said to attach full copies of all pages and schedules and warned applicants not to mail the application to the IRS. Copies should include every schedule, the Social Security statement and proof of medical costs paid, with the original signed form going to the office by mail or by hand.
Is the Huntington exemption form on the calendar for January?
A homeowner who misses March 1 loses the filing window, and the proof of income, medical receipts and Social Security statement take time to gather. Retirees who also get a school tax break or heating help have more than one deadline to track.
The Senior Property Tax & Home-Cost Relief Kit is a 64-page guide that covers the 5 kinds of property-tax relief, reading the tax bill line by line and a yearly routine. It also includes an application log and renewal calendar, so the Huntington filing and its December renewal notice have a place to be written down.
This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.
