The practical side of living in Muttontown: the preserve, getting around, schools, and the village and town taxes and permits every owner deals with.
The preserve and landmarks
The Muttontown Preserve covers 550 acres of fields, woodlands, ponds and estate grounds, with miles of marked nature trails; Nassau County calls it the county's largest nature preserve. The entrance is on Muttontown Lane, off Route 25A west of Jericho-Oyster Bay Road. The preserve takes in the Chelsea Mansion, built in 1929 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, and Nassau Hall, built in 1903 for Bronson Winthrop, and the ruins of Knollwood, the estate King Zog of Albania bought in 1951, can still be seen. The Benjamin Moore Estate in the village was added to the National Register in 1979.
Getting around
Route 106 (Jericho-Oyster Bay Road) runs north through Muttontown as a four-lane divided road, passing east of the preserve; to the south it crosses the village of Brookville. The village has no LIRR station. The Syosset station on the Port Jefferson Branch is in neighboring Syosset, where the Long Island Expressway and Northern State Parkway also run; check MTA schedules for trains to the city.
Addresses and ZIP codes
Village Hall is at One Raz Tafuro Way, Muttontown, NY 11791, but homes in the village carry several ZIP codes: 11791 (Syosset), 11732 (East Norwich), 11771 (Oyster Bay), 11545 (Glen Head) and 11753 (Jericho). A mailing address alone won't tell you whether a house is inside the village, so I confirm it before we compare taxes or zoning.
Zoning and lot sizes
The village zoning code sets a minimum lot size for each residence district: one-half acre in A-3, one acre in A-2, two acres in A-1, three acres in E-3 and five acres in E-5. The village also has its own boards of appeals, planning, and site and architectural review.
Schools
Parts of Muttontown are served by four districts: the Jericho Union Free School District and the Locust Valley, Oyster Bay-East Norwich and Syosset Central School Districts. District lines don't follow hamlet, village or ZIP lines, so check the district for any specific address.
Taxes
Muttontown owners get two kinds of tax bills. The Town of Oyster Bay Receiver of Taxes collects county, town and school taxes: general taxes are due in halves on January 1 and July 1 (payable without penalty through February 10 and August 10), and school taxes on October 1 and April 1 (through November 10 and May 10). See the Receiver's tax payment schedule. Village taxes, which pay for services such as the village police, road maintenance and snow plowing, are billed and collected by the village; in 2026 they were payable June 1 to July 1, with a 5% penalty after July 1.
Assessment grievances
To challenge the county assessment, file a grievance with Nassau County's Assessment Review Commission; the next filing window runs January 4 to March 1, 2027. The village assesses property itself for village taxes, so its Board of Assessment Review hears those complaints separately: in 2026 the tentative roll was filed by February 1 and the board met on February 17.
Permits
Muttontown is an incorporated village, so building permits come from the Village of Muttontown Building Department at Village Hall, not the Town. The village's forms and permits page has building permit, plumbing, tree removal and real estate sign permit applications, plus Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board applications.
Selling in Muttontown
Over the three months ending September 2026, Muttontown's median sale price was about $3.5 million, up 25.4% from a year earlier, and homes spent a median of 32 days on market, versus 43; in September, 11 homes sold, compared with 8 a year earlier, for 94.5% of list price on average (Redfin). If you're thinking of selling, start with a free home valuation I'll build on recent sales in and around the village.