Muttontown: Large properties, country clubs, equestrian vibes draw buyers

Chelsea Mansion is on the property of the sprawling Muttontown... — Chelsea Mansion is on the property of the sprawling Muttontown Preserve, one of several nature areas in the village. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp

By Frank LoveceSpecial to NewsdayUpdated March 2, 2026 5:58 am

THE SCOOP The village's name is Muttontown, but there's nothing here to make you go "Ewe!" The sheep farms that gave rise to that moniker are long gone, replaced by mansions, country clubs and nature preserves.

Muttontown is one of the wealthiest enclaves on the Island. A 2025 survey by GOBankingRates, analyzing demographic information for towns of 500 to 1,500 households, called Muttontown the richest small town in the state. The median household income is nearly a quarter-million dollars and the median home value nearly $2.6 million.

"Country-estate properties, beautiful homes, low taxes," boasted Mayor James Ligouri. "We have little to no crime. We have a very efficient village hall. And our building department is as helpful and as user-friendly as can be."

While lots are zoned to as little as half-an-acre, most are 1 to 2 acres.

"You're not going there for the half-acre lot; that's the entry level to Muttontown," said Karen Sharf of Daniel Gale Sotheby's International Realty, who has sold homes in the village for 14 years. "Most people go there because they want the horse country/country club feel."

Village Hall was blanketed in snow after February's blizzard. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp

Muttontown has not one but two country clubs — the Woodside Club and The Muttontown Club — and each features an 18-hole golf course. And though two major thoroughfares cross the village — Route 25A and the Jericho Oyster Bay Road — there are virtually no commercial businesses other than the plant store and seasonal café Heritage Farm & Garden and two horse facilities: Blue Star Equestrian and Big River Barn Rescue, the latter of which has rescue horses.

Both equestrian enterprises abut Muttontown Preserve, a 568-acre expanse of field and forest created from the grounds of four former estates and the still-standing buildings of two. The 40-room Chelsea Mansion can be rented for private events, while Nassau Hall houses the Nassau Parks Conservancy and the Nassau County Soil & Water Conservation District.

One other estate was Knollwood, that of Wall Street mogul Charles Hudson. After King Zog of Albania purchased it in 1951, leaving it mostly vacant and vandalized, industrialist Lansdell K. Christie bought and demolished it. Today several ruins remain for intrepid nature-walkers to discover.

Homes along Windham Court in Muttontown, where properties are zoned... — Homes along Windham Court in Muttontown, where properties are zoned at as little as a half-acre. Credit: Newsday/Howard Schnapp

Muttontown additionally is home to the 155-acre nature preserve the Hoffman Center, with more than 50 bird species, 49 butterfly species and 150 native plant species.

Four school districts serve different parts of the village: Jericho, Syosset, Oyster Bay-East Norwich and Locust Valley.

As well, the Roman Catholic Province of Meribah — which runs Chaminade High School and Uniondale's St. Martin de Porres Marianist School and Kellenberg Memorial High School — is headquartered here and operates the Meribah Retreat House.

Muttontown "is the epitome of the North Shore," said Joseph A. Scavo of Douglas Elliman Real Estate. People interested in the village "are not buying just a house or even a home. They're buying into a whole lifestyle that the North Shore and Muttontown offer."

SALE PRICES Between Jan. 29, 2025, and Jan. 28, 2026, there were 21 home sales with a median sale price of $2.4 million, according to OneKey MLS. During that period a year earlier, there were 43 home sales with a median sale price of $2 million.

CONDOS AND CO-OPS There are no condos or co-ops on the market.

OTHER STATS

Population 3,505

Median age 45.2

Median home value $2.581 million

Monthly LIRR ticket from Syosset $299.75

School districts, graduation rates Jericho (99%), Locust Valley (94%), Oyster Bay-East Norwich (95%), Syosset (98%)

Libraries Jericho, Locust Valley, Oyster Bay-East Norwich, Syosset

Transit (no NICE Routes through the village, the nearest is route 20H)

Sources: 2024 American Community Survey; OneKey MLS via InfoSparks by ShowingTime; LIRR; data.nysed.gov; Nassau Inter-County Express

ON THE MARKET

$10.75 million

A restored 1916 manor with a private gated drive, this 13,058-square-foot home on 8.17 acres has nine bedrooms, and eight full bathrooms and four half-baths. Modernizations include HVAC, electrical upgrades, an upgraded heated gunite pool and security with AI-enabled cameras. The grounds include a tennis court, putting green, playhouse and English gardens. Taxes are $97,837. Shawn R. Elliott and Zach Elliott, Nest Seekers, 516-695-6349; and Ivana Nastro, Coldwell Banker American Homes, 516-830-5018.

$5.996 million

This nearly $6 million Muttontown home is a new construction. Credit: All Media NY/Andrea Onglengco

This 7,314-square-foot newly constructed Colonial on 2 acres has six en suite bedrooms and 7½ bathrooms. It features a formal dining room with wet bar and a kitchen with two islands, marble countertops, Sub-Zero appliances and a Wolf range and ovens. Clad in limestone stucco and brick, with black iron doors and Pella windows, it includes a three-car garage, porcelain-tiled patio and heated gunite saltwater pool with automatic cover. Taxes are $25,641. Joseph A. Scavo, Douglas Elliman Real Estate, 516-359-2672.

RECENTLY SOLD

$3.65 million

Pen Mor Drive

Style Colonial

Bedrooms 5

Bathrooms 6

Built 2000

Lot size 2.79 acres

Taxes $66,174

+/- List price -$145,000

Days on market 244

$1.9 million