10 Highest Property Tax Bills in Dix Hills

Long Island is known for its high property taxes. But when it comes to the 10 homes with the highest property taxes in Dix Hills, these yearly bills are more than some middle class salaries.

Below are the Top 10, according to Blockshopper.com, which uses public data supplied by the Town of Huntington:

First:

10 Shetland Court. The owners there paid $59,792.18 in taxes for 2009-2010 for their 1.74 acres. This home is south of the LIE, off of Deer Park Avenue, between Half Hollow Road and Ryder Avenue.

Second:

127 Burrs Lane. Owners here have 19 acres of rural land, for which they paid $54,571.91 in taxes for 2009-2010. This property on Burrs Lane is also south of the LIE, but further west, parallel to Bagatelle Road.

Third:

1 Derri Court. For their one acre, owners paid $35,794.72 in taxes for 2009-2010. Derri Court is off of Vanderbilt Parkway, not far from Half Hollow Hills High School East.

Fourth and Fifth:

44 Hunting Hollow Court and its neighbor at 37 Hunting Hollow Court, each with just shy of one acre, paid $35,313.57 and $35,072.45, respectively. Huntington Hollow Court is right near our the Shetland Court property.

Sixth:

16 Hart Place, with an even 1 acre of land, paid $34,952.70 in taxes for 2009-2010. Hart Place is south of the LIE, just off of Half Hollow Road and a little west of Deer Park Avenue.

Seventh:

16 Peppermill Lane, with 1.86 acres of land, paid $33,568.84 in taxes for 2009-2010. Peppermill is off of Vanderbilt, near Dix Hills Park, just east of Deer Park Avenue.

Eighth:

20 Ground Pine Court, just shy of an acre, paid $33,027.55 in taxes in 2009-2010. Ground Pine is off of Wolf Hill Road, between Deer Park Avenue and Caledonia Park.

Ninth:

11 Landing Court at 1.04 acres and $32,967.42 in taxes is located off of Melrose Road, which is off of Wolf Hill, just east of the Northern State Parkway.

Tenth:

1 Vandercrest Court has 1.5 acres and owners paid $32,787.53 in taxes. Vandercrest is right off of Vanderbilt, right across from the entrance to Dix Hills Park, just west of Carlls Straight Path.

According to Lisa Sherman of Coldwell Banker said high property taxes can make it difficult to sell homes in this tough economy, but when it comes to the very top, buyers expect such costs.

"You're talking about houses in the $1+mil category, which are dwindling at this point in Dix Hills, but most people buying in this category understand the tax situation. It is really hard for someone buying in the $600-800K category, when the house has higher than 16K or 17K in taxes, because that is usually a buyer who is upgrading and can afford the price of the house but not the taxes.

Sherman also said that because the fallen housen market has cause lower assessments on homes, many homeowners have grieved their taxes.

"Basically, if you haven't grieved your taxes to get them lowered in the last few years, you are most likely paying too much," she said.

All property tax information is available on the Town of Huntington's website in the Property Tax Info section, searchable by address.

Results break down tax bill sinto school taxes, library taxes, highway taxes, and numerous special district taxes.