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Landscaping Business Valuation in New York: Westchester, Long Island & Hudson Valley Market Data 2025
New York landscaping businesses benefit from Westchester County premium estate accounts, Long Island's high-income residential market, and New York's 6.85% state income tax — exit planning is critical for New York sellers.
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Jason Taken
HedgeStone Business Advisors
New York State's landscaping market outside New York City is anchored by three premium markets: Westchester County's extraordinary estate and corporate campus landscape market (the most affluent suburban county in the Northeast), Long Island's Nassau and Suffolk County premium residential market, and the Hudson Valley's growing estate and vineyard landscape corridor. New York State's 6.85% income tax (separate from NYC's additional local tax) is the primary exit planning consideration.
New York Landscaping Multiples
New York landscaping businesses sell for 3.0x–5.0x SDE — the combination of the nation's highest residential landscaping billing rates and NYC metro proximity creates premium multiples. Westchester County commands the strongest multiples — Greenwich CT border estate overflow, IBM Armonk headquarters campus grounds, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals' Tarrytown campus grounds, the Tuxedo Park and Bedford Hills trophy estate market, and high-income financial services professional residential accounts in Scarsdale, Bronxville, and Rye. Long Island (Nassau and Suffolk Counties) adds Hamptons summer estate landscaping ($15,000–$60,000 annual accounts), North Shore Gold Coast estate grounds management, and the massive suburban residential landscaping market in Nassau's affluent Five Towns and Great Neck communities.
Westchester County Estate Landscaping
Westchester County is the wealthiest large suburban county in the United States — with median household incomes above $100,000 and a concentration of hedge fund partners, Wall Street executives, and pharmaceutical and tech company executives, the county generates residential landscaping accounts at price points that dwarf most U.S. markets. Weekly landscape maintenance for Westchester's estate-tier properties (Bedford, North Castle, Harrison, Pound Ridge) runs $25,000–$80,000 annually per property, with annual retainer landscaping designs at these accounts generating $50,000–$150,000 in combined design-install-and-maintain revenue. Landscaping businesses with established Westchester estate portfolios have the highest per-account revenue of any residential landscaping market in the Eastern United States — only the Hamptons (Suffolk County) and Palm Beach (Palm Beach County, FL) rival Westchester for per-account billing.
Hamptons and Long Island Estate Market
Long Island's Hamptons (Southampton, East Hampton, Shelter Island) is one of the most valuable seasonal residential markets in the country — summer rentals at $50,000–$250,000/week and trophy estate sales at $10M–$100M+ generate landscape maintenance accounts at the highest annual billing of any East Coast market. Hamptons estate landscaping accounts run $20,000–$100,000 annually per estate, with spring and fall seasonal preparation work generating additional project revenue. North Shore Long Island's Gold Coast (Great Neck, Manhasset, Oyster Bay, Cold Spring Harbor) adds historic estates and high-income residential that generate year-round landscaping accounts at $10,000–$40,000 annually. Landscaping businesses with established Hamptons summer estate portfolios are among the most sought-after acquisition targets in the Northeast.
New York at 6.85% — Strategic Exit Planning
New York State's 6.85% income tax (applicable on income above $1M; 10.9% on income above $25M) creates significant exit planning considerations for landscaping business owners. On a $2M landscaping exit, New York sellers pay approximately $137,000 in state income taxes — and New York City residents pay an additional 3.876% NYC local income tax (an additional $77,520 on a $2M gain). Total effective rate for NYC residents with a $2M exit can approach 40%+. New York landscaping business owners outside NYC (Westchester, Long Island, Hudson Valley) pay state tax only — approximately 30–31% total effective rate. The financial case for establishing Florida, Nevada, or Tennessee residency before sale is strongest for New York business owners.
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