Suffolk tax rolls have been frozen for decades. On the East End, challenges have skyrocketed.

Property assessment challenges spiked more than 50% in four East End towns between 2024 and 2025, a Newsday data analysis found. Town assessors and experts said the rise comes amid an uptick in tax grievance firm activity and affordability pressures. Most Suffolk towns have kept assessments frozen for decades, a practice that erodes fairness and accuracy across tax rolls, experts have said. #newyork #taxes #housing Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/3jLQjUN Subscribe to Newsday.com: newsday.com/socialoffer ~ FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA ~ @newsday on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. @newsday.tv on TikTok.