Pergola, Belle Terre, Port Jefferson, Long Island) - Greene, Port Jefferson, L.I, 1906
Belle Terre’s story
116 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873.
- 1910Belle Terre is settled
Belle TerreNY
A town of 796, settled in 1910.
1 bordering townMap →
Photo: Doug Kerr from Albany, NY, United States · CC BY-SA 2.0
Population
796
2025 Census estimate · +1.3% since 2020
Typical home
$1.25M
+8.1% in a year
Household income
$166K
median
Median age
47.5
years
Jobs based here
315
Balanced
Is Belle Terre a good place to live?
67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Belle Terre, above both New York’s towns (32%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 3 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Belle Terre. Belle Terre’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, where New York’s towns sit at 0.4 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Belle Terre has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
796 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Port JeffersonBelle Terre
Nearby attractions
All 565 attractions →Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and 90 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Belle Terre. Close and well known come first.
32 mi Stadium & arenaNassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
25 mi Stadium & arenaYale Bowl
23 mi National Historic SiteSagamore Hill National Historic Site122K visitors a year
27 mi MuseumGlass House
34 mi State parkJones Beach State Park
32 mi Theme parkPlaylandSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum: iMatthew // talk //, Public domain · Yale Bowl: Kenneth Zirkel, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sagamore Hill National Historic Site: Unknown, Public domain · Glass House: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Jones Beach State Park: Bjoertvedt, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Playland: ChangChienFu at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Belle Terre: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Belle Terre, and how to reach them.
PowerPSEG Long Island26.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSuffolk County Water AuthorityNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet3 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Belle Terre’s trash rules yet
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSuffolk County Board of ElectionsSuffolk County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2024
ZIP code1177711777 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Belle Terre.
Housing
Belle Terre’s typical home value is about $1.25M
The typical Belle Terre home is worth about $1,249,000, up 8.1% in a year, more than twice the New York typical home.
$1.25MZillow home value
Typical home value
Belle Terre$1.25M
New York$525K
+8.1%
value change, 1 year
2
homes sold in April
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Natural hazards
Belle Terre faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 96% of U.S. communities. Since 1981, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Belle Terre.
4risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingHurricanesCold waves
7
paid flood claims since 1981
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Belle Terre, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Belle Terre has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 24° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
32″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–42°
Spring41–58°
Summer64–81°
Fall48–64°
Nov 10
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+2.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
Belle Terre stands out in New York and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
1.8% of Belle Terre working residents work locally. Since 2013, Belle Terre has added 251 jobs, to 315 in 2023. Belle Terre’s median household income is $166,000.
2%work in town
| Belle Terre | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $166,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.8% | 10% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Belle Terre2%
Brookhaven42%
New York18%
Islip9%
Hempstead5%
15 mi
median commute distance
315
jobs based in Belle Terre
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
A smaller share of adults report frequent mental distress in Belle Terre than in most of New York or the rest of the country
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Belle Terre. Among 756 New York towns, just 1 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Belle Terre. 10% of adults report frequent physical distress in Belle Terre.
| Belle Terre | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 32% | 33% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 5.8% | 13% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New York
23 better6 too close to call3 worse
| What stands out | Belle Terre | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 5.5% | 17.2% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 12.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.2% | 7.7% |
John T Mather Memorial Hospital of Port Jefferson
0.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.3%conserved
0.3%
conserved · 2 of 564 acres
1.3 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Centennial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Belle Terre
17pages on Belle Terre
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Belle Terre
Stony Brook UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Stony Brook4.2 mi$10,931 in-state tuitionSuffolk County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Selden7.7 mi$6,630 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Belle Terre residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New York.
About Belle Terre
Village in New York, United States
Belle Terre (bel-TAIR) is a village in the Town of Brookhaven in Suffolk County, on the North Shore of Long Island, in New York, United States. The population was 808 at the time of the 2020 census.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 161 ft
Questions about Belle Terre
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Belle Terre, NY a good place to live?
Belle Terre has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.