Baxter Estates is a village in Nassau County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States.

[2] The Incorporated Village of Baxter Estates is located on the Cow Neck Peninsula, within the Town of North Hempstead, and is recognized as a Tree City USA.

[4] Baxter Estates owes much of its history to the homestead settlement of "Cow Neck" built in 1673 by John Betts and Robert Hutchings, which still stands on its original site at the corner of Central Drive and Shore Road, overlooking Manhasset Bay.

[7] The village is named for the Baxter family, which owned a significant amount of land in the area.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2), all land.

[12][13] According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Geological Survey, the highest point in Baxter Estates is located on Hilltop Road, at an elevation of 113 feet (34 m), and the lowest point is Manhasset Bay, which is at sea level.

[25][29] Baxter Estates is located in New York's 3rd congressional district, which as of January 2025 is represented by Thomas R. Suozzi (D–Glen Cove).

[25] Like the rest of New York, Baxter Estates is represented in the United States Senate by Charles E. Schumer (D) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D).

[30] In the 2020 U.S. presidential election, the majority of Baxter Estates voters voted for Joe Biden (D).

[31][32] The Village of Baxter Estates is located entirely within the boundaries of the Port Washington Union Free School District.

[34] As of April 2023, Baxter Estates is served by the n23 bus route, which is operated by Nassau Inter-County Express.

[36][38] Baxter Estates is located within the Port Washington Water Pollution Control District, which operates the sanitary sewer system serving the village.

[25][40] The Village of Baxter Estates, in its entirety, is located within the boundaries of (and is thus served by) the Port Washington Fire District.