THE SCOOP Bellerose Village is a tight-knit community where everyone looks out for one another, Mayor Kenneth Moore said.
“There’s only 352 houses so you honestly get to know your neighbors, whether they’re on the east side of town or the west side, because it’s so small,” said Moore, who has lived in the village for 30 years.
A strict architectural review department helps Bellerose Village maintain its character and charm.
“A lot of these houses are over 100 years old. They really try to keep the same look of the house, when it comes to changing windows, doors or paint colors,” said Moore, adding that no two houses are alike.
Community service is popular throughout the village, which has both an active Junior Women’s Club and volunteer fire department.
The Bellerose LIRR station is slated to be upgraded with an elevator to make it ADA.-compliant. Credit: Morgan Campbell
Annual village traditions include a tree lighting ceremony in early December, a Christmas party at Village Hall courtesy of the women’s club, a 9/11 memorial service put on by the fire department and a Memorial Day parade. Each summer, there’s a day camp for village kids held at the park next to Village Hall.
The village has a three-block-long shopping district on Jericho Turnpike and its own Long Island Rail Road station, which is slated to be refurbished with an elevator to bring it into ADA compliance.
A three-block span of Jericho Turnpike houses the business district in Bellerose Village. Credit: Morgan Campbell
In the early 1900s, the formerly grassy plains of western Nassau gave way to a planned community developed by Helen Marsh, a Massachusetts real estate developer who created Bellerose Village as a development of modestly priced homes.
Forming the United Holding Co. in 1906, Marsh raised $155,000 to purchase 77 acres of mostly gladiolus flower fields and completed the first home in 1910.
To ensure the houses were built to her standards, Marsh lived in each of the first 22 houses for several weeks as they were completed and sought buyers who shared her vision. She laid out houses around circular flowerbeds on boulevards and streets spread out in a fan-like pattern that terminated in the south at the train station.
When drought struck, Marsh drove through the area with a borrowed horse and wagon to water the foliage, and during the cold winter months kept fires burning in houses under construction.
Bellerose Village was incorporated in 1924.
Homes along the Pennsylvania Boulevard traffic circle, top, and Hudson Road in Bellerose Village. Credit: Morgan Campbell
SALE PRICES Between Oct. 1, 2024, and Sept. 30, 2025, there were 3 home sales with a median sale price of $760,000, according to OneKey MLS. During that period a year earlier, there were 5 home sales with a median sale price of $978,800.
CONDOS AND CO-OPS There are no condos or co-ops on the market.
OTHER STATS
Population 1,085
Median age 41
Median home value $980,000
Monthly LIRR ticket from Bellerose $253
School districts, graduation rates Floral Park-Bellerose (elementary), Sewanhaka (high school) Sewanhaka 96%
Library Floral Park
Transit NICE Bus Route 24
Sources: 2023 American Community Survey; OneKey MLS via InfoSparks by ShowingTime; LIRR; data.nysed.gov; Nassau Inter-County Express
ON THE MARKET
$868,000
This $868,000 Bellerose Village home with a pending offer sits on 0.1 acre. Credit: Matthew Capowski
Built in 1913, this 1,280-square-foot Craftsman-style ranch features three bedrooms and 1½ bathrooms. It has hardwood floors, an updated kitchen, a screened-in porch, sunroom and full, finished basement. Recent upgrades include both bathrooms, central air, whole-house fan, landscape lighting and irrigation system. On a dead-end street close to the train station, the 0.1-acre property has a brick patio with a new remote-controlled retractable awning and detached one-car garage. Taxes are $11,261. An offer is pending. Patrick Lynch, Century 21 Sewanhaka Realty, 516-328-3344.
RECENTLY SOLD
$980,000
Hudson Road
Style Colonial
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 2½
Built 1924
Lot size 0.11 acre
Taxes $16,000
+/- List price -$18,000
Days on market 244
$930,000
Boston Road
Style Colonial
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 1½
Built 1923
Lot size .09 acre
Taxes $15,235
+/- List price -$50,000
Days on market 113
$879,000
Huron Road
Style Colonial
Bedrooms 3
Bathrooms 2½
Built 1925
Lot size 0.11 acre
Taxes $16,103
+/- List price (sold for asking)
Days on market 73
ON ONEKEY MLS
Number of listings 2
Price range $868,000 to $849,000
Tax range $11,261 to $15,561