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A town of 1,169, settled in 1930.
Bellerose’s best subject grades are an A+ for incomes and walkability and an A for health; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 67% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Bellerose, where New York’s towns sit at 32% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town in New York scores higher than Bellerose on incomes. Bellerose's schools outperform 87% of the state's. Only 19 of New York’s 1,187 towns score lower on civic life. Bellerose has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Bellerose beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Bellerose is from typical.
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Census counts: 1,202 in 1930, 1,173 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 5 maps from 1897 on.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bellerose. Close and well known come first.
Big draw14 mi GardenCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw15 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw14 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw14 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw20 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumCentral Park: Ed Yourdon from New York City, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Madison Square Garden: Ajay Suresh from New York, NY, USA, CC BY 2.0 · Studio 54: Americasroof (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Metropolitan Museum of Art: Hugo Schneider, CC BY-SA 2.0 · MetLife Stadium: babyknight, CC BY 2.0 · Yankee Stadium: Matt Boulton, CC BY-SA 2.0
Who provides power, water and the rest in Bellerose, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Bellerose.
Bellerose beats the New York average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 15% of Bellerose adults have been diagnosed with depression, below both New York’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (23%). 9.6% of adults smoke cigarettes in Bellerose.
| Bellerose | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 21% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.6% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 36% |
| What stands out | Bellerose | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 17.2% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.2% | 8.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 91% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Bellerose has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 26° and about 26 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bellerose’s median household income is $232,000. Only 6 of the 759 New York towns we compare have a lower share of residents below the poverty line than Bellerose. Bellerose’s average trip to work is 50 minutes.
| Bellerose | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 50 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $232,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 1.6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Work from home | 17% | 12% | 11% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Bellerose Village Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median rent in Bellerose is $2,214 a month.
| Bellerose | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $2,214 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 92% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
102 within 15 miles of the center of Bellerose
About 4 of every 100 Bellerose residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Village in New York, United States
Bellerose is an incorporated village in the Town of Hempstead in Nassau County, on Long Island, in New York, United States. It is often referred to as Bellerose Village to distinguish itself from the neighborhood in Queens of the same name. The population was 1,173 at the time of 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Yes. The typical home is worth about $863,000, 64% above the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
2 notable people were born here, including Vincent Van Patten and Billy Schaeffer.
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