Southampton   The Township of Southampton is located approximately eighty miles from New York City on the South Fork of Long Island.  The Town encompasses an area of 140.2 square miles or 89,728 acres. Southampton is the largest and most populous of the five East End Towns of Suffolk County. There are seven incorporated villages within Southampton's boundaries, each with its own village administration: Sag Harbor, North Haven, Quogue, Westhampton Beach, West Hampton Dunes, Southampton and Sagaponack. Southampton is home to nearly 55,210 persons on a year-round basis. The summer population can swell to twice that number or more. The Town of Southampton is considered a popular seasonal resort area drawing thousands of visitors and seasonal residents. Tourism and the vacation home industry drives the economic development engine of the town. Communities of this township include Remsenburg, Speonk, Hampton Bays, Westhampton, Quiogue, Flanders, Riverside, Northampton, East Quogue, a portion of Eastport, North Sea, Bridgehampton, Water Mill, Sagaponack, Noyac, Sag Harbor, Shinnecock Hills, Tuckahoe, and the unincorporated area of Southampton. Along with the above communities The Shinnecock Nation reservation, which contains 750 acres of land, lies within the western section of the Township. The Shinnecock Nation is a self-governing, State-recognized Tribe. This special population of 375 persons is located in Shinnecock Hills. Some of the most valuable land within the country is within this Township.  Forbes Magazine’s most expensive zip code articles consistently list the Hamlets of Bridgehampton and Water Mill as well as the Villages of  Sagaponack within the top 25.  Many on these communities are home to dwellings, which have a minimum of 5 acre zoning (including several gated communities) and over 8,000 SF of gross living area with top of the line amenities.  Within the township are newly constructed, amenity rich dwellings and historical homes which are over 200 years old. An EXPERIENCED, Geographically Competent APPRAISER is needed for appraisals in this township.      We have prepared appraisal reports in many of these communities for all types of properties, including within the gated communities and waterfront dwellings for many purposes.