2461 Merrick Avenue, Merrick, NY 11566

$1,180,000 · 5 bed · 6 bath · 3,359 sq ft · built 1961 · MLS# 993445 · Active

Merrick 5-bedroom 3 bath colonial over a ground floor active dental office. Take advantage of a versatile live/work opportunity with a medical/professional office or utilize an expansive 3 story single family home. Town of Hempstead allows for primary residency while operating an owner-occupied business. The dental office consists of 4 operatories with nitrous and silver solder, 3 are plumbed, lead lined wall, doctors' office room, sterilization room, dark room, switch water, suction, compressor, extra insulation, reinforced support beams, 2 kitchenettes, ADA bathroom, additional half bath and full bath. 2nd floor…

Single-family homes in the Merrick Union Free School District sold for a median of $940,000 (typically $765,000–$1,115,000) across 153 recorded sales between Oct 9, 2025 and Oct 1, 2026, up 8.7% on the 12 months before. This home's $1,180,000 list price sits in the upper single-family tier for the Merrick Union Free School District.

ZIP 11566 has about 2.5 months of single family inventory — seller's market. Demand is outpacing supply, so homes sell quickly with firm pricing and limited room to negotiate.

At about $18,911 a year, this home's property tax runs roughly 11% above the $17,000 typical for Merrick Union Free School District. Nassau assessments run on a multi-year cycle, so the assessed value behind this bill can lag what the home actually sells for today. A sale does not automatically reset it, and exemptions such as STAR, Senior or Veteran move the number as well — a new owner's bill is often not the same as the seller's.

OneKey MLS (recorded LI sales, trailing 12mo) + actual tax