Bellerose TerraceNY
The town, home to 2,006 people, lies in New York.
Is Bellerose Terrace a good place to live?
Bellerose Terrace’s middle household income is $166,000, against $82,000 in New York’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Only one of the 759 New York towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Bellerose Terrace. We don’t grade Bellerose Terrace yet; the figures below are still real.
100% of working residents leave Bellerose Terrace for work
Where Bellerose Terrace’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Central Park and 525 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bellerose Terrace. Close and well known come first.
Big draw13 mi City parkCentral Park40.0M visitors a year
Big draw14 mi Stadium & arenaMadison Square Garden
Big draw14 mi TheatreStudio 54
Big draw13 mi MuseumMetropolitan Museum of Art2.0M visitors a year
Big draw19 mi Stadium & arenaMetLife Stadium
Big draw13 mi Stadium & arenaYankee StadiumPhoto credits
Central 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
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Moving to Bellerose Terrace: who provides what
Bellerose Terrace is unincorporated, so Nassau County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Bellerose Terrace.
Bellerose Terrace faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Flood insurance has paid one claim in Bellerose Terrace since 1980. On expected storm and flood damage, Bellerose Terrace sits below 91% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 52% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to earthquakes.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More than half of Bellerose Terrace’s working residents commute to New York City
For Bellerose Terrace, the average trip to work is 37 minutes. Jobs based locally fell to 85 in 2023, 20 fewer than in 2013. 2.8% of Bellerose Terrace residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.
| Bellerose Terrace | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 37 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Bellerose Terrace has four seasons and pleasant summers
The July high for Bellerose Terrace comes to 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Bellerose Terrace stands out in New York and nationally: a smaller share of its adults have been diagnosed with depression
For adults in Bellerose Terrace, the share who smoke cigarettes is 8.4%. Against the New York average, Bellerose Terrace comes out ahead on 18 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. In Bellerose Terrace, 13% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 43% sleep under 7 hours.
| Bellerose Terrace | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 21% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bellerose Terrace | NY |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.4% | 12.8% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4% | 6% |
| More adults sleeping under 7 hours | 43.1% | 37.9% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Bellerose Terrace looks like New York by age
By age, Bellerose Terrace looks like New York: each broad group is within 4 points. For Bellerose Terrace, the age of the median resident is 45.5 years. The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 33%, against 40% across New York. In Bellerose Terrace, 18% of residents are under 18.
| Bellerose Terrace | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45.5 years | 43 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 18% | 20% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
44% women, 56% men
About 127 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±5.5 points). Across New York, 51.2% of residents are women.
| Bellerose Terrace | NY | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 10.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 7.8% | 9.5% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 7.9% | 8.9% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.8% | 14.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.2% | 13% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 17.9% | 12.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.4% | 13.3% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 15.2% | 10.3% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.1% | 7.6% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6.7% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 31.7% | 24.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.9% | 14.6% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 3.2% | 8.8% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.3% | 22.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 10.2% | 17.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
A home in Bellerose Terrace sells for about $1,000K at the median
Among households locally, 89% own their home. Bellerose Terrace’s typical rent is $1,449 a month.
| Bellerose Terrace | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 89% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,449 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Bellerose Terrace
Colleges nearby
114 within 15 miles of the center of Bellerose Terrace
About 13 of every 100 Bellerose Terrace residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Bellerose Terrace’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Bellerose Terrace.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerose Terrace | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bellerose | — | — | D | — | A | A |
| New York | #651 | C− | D− | D | — | B+ |
| Hempstead | #118 | A | D− | — | A | A |
Bellerose has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Bellerose and Hempstead report no FBI crime data of their own. Bellerose Terrace isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Bellerose Terrace with a neighbor →
Questions about Bellerose Terrace
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bellerose Terrace, NY a good place to live?
We don’t grade Bellerose Terrace yet; the figures below are still real.