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Bellerose Terrace is a small town of 2,006 people in Nassau County, New York. It's about 12 miles from New York, NY. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 23 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $592k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,006people
$592kTypical home
$1,449/moRent
85° / 40°Summer / winter
23"Snow
238Sunny days
117Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,006
- Part of a metro area
- About 16,048 people per sq mi
- 12 mi to New York, NY
- 12 mi to New York, NY
- 1 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $592k (≈$3,736/mo)
- Median rent $1,449/mo
- Median household income $166k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 65°F)
- 238 sunny days a year (78 totally clear)
- 127 cloudy days a year
- 43 of 90 winter days are gray
- 117 days a year with rain or snow
- 23" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (137 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (862 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 46% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 12% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 39 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 6 mi to JFK airport
- 6 mi to JFK (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 82 ft
- 4 mi to the ocean
- 189 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 157 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 13,764 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 1,864 bars within 25 mi
- 5,154 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 132 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 277 museums within 25 mi
- 67 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New York districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Nassau County: R+4 in 2024
- New York: D+13 in 2024
Natural hazards
- High hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Moderate heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk