Living in Bellerose: rent, commute and grades

Queens · Updated November 2026

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A quiet street with houses and bare trees seen over a parkway barrier.
A tall tan hospital tower rises beyond a baseball field and parkway ramp.
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Rent in Bellerose

$1,435 a month, estimated

Type of homeA room in a 2-bedroom, shared by two

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C-Overall

Bellerose graded

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Everyday life

  • FWalkability

    The average home has 3 of 5 everyday needs within a 10-minute walk (grocery store, restaurant, cafe, subway station, park) and about 30 places to eat or shop.

    Residents: Busy commercial streets like Hillside Avenue, Little Neck Parkway, Jamaica Avenue and Union Turnpike make it feel walkable. Grew up there, Jan 2025

  • FFood and shopping

    Within a 10-minute walk of the average home: about 10 places to eat, 8 kinds of cuisine, 1.1 large grocery stores and 15 open storefronts.

    Residents: There is an abundance of South Asian stores. Grew up there, Jan 2025

  • C+Parks and green space

    82% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park of an acre or more, with about 194 acres of parkland within 1 km and about 449 street trees within 300 m of the average home.

People

  • FCommunity

    15% of households moved in since 2018, 3% are roommates sharing a home, 17% of residents are 22 to 34, and there are about 3 cafes and bars within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

  • DNightlife

    About 3 bars, clubs and restaurants licensed to serve alcohol on site within a 10-minute walk of the average home.

    Residents: For bars, locals head over the line to Tulip Avenue in Floral Park, Nassau. Grew up there, Jan 2024

Home and safety

  • A-Safety

    3.4 murders, robberies, felony assaults and burglaries were reported per 1,000 residents in 2025 (90 in all).

  • AQuiet

    19 noise complaints to 311 per 1,000 residents in 2025, not counting helicopter complaints, and counting each address at most 12 days a year. That measures how often people complain, not how loud it is.

    Residents: A quiet area, far from the bustle of the city. Grew up there, Jan 2025

  • ABuilding upkeep

    5.1 serious housing code violations (class B or C) were issued in 2025 per 100 rented homes, and there were 3.5 heat or hot water complaints per 100 rented homes.

Who lives there

  • Older residents

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Walkability

  • Busy commercial streets like Hillside Avenue, Little Neck Parkway, Jamaica Avenue and Union Turnpike make it feel walkable.

    Grew up there, Jan 2025

Quiet

Getting around from Bellerose

Map of New York City neighborhoods shaded by travel time by subway or bus from Bellerose
By subway or bus, arriving by 9:00 on a weekday:Under 30 min30 to 45 min45 to 60 minOver an hourBellerose

What to know about Bellerose

  • Bellerose sits on Queens' eastern edge at the New York City line, and city planners describe its residential blocks as low-density and suburban. Source
  • Bellerose, like neighboring Floral Park and Glen Oaks, was built up in the first half of the 20th century, and many of its homes were built for veterans returning from World War II and their families. Source
  • Homes are mostly one- and two-family detached houses: in the blocks between the Creedmoor campus and the Cross Island Parkway, those north of Hillside Avenue sit on large lots, while those south of it are typically one-family houses on narrow lots. Source
  • Bellerose got the first R3A contextual zoning district in Queens in 1989, mapped on 25 blocks to keep new houses in scale with the old ones. Source
  • Shops line Hillside Avenue, Braddock Avenue, Union Turnpike and Jericho Turnpike, the area's commercial streets. Source
  • The Queens County Farm Museum, a 47-acre working farm at 73-50 Little Neck Parkway on the neighborhood's northern edge, sits on the largest remaining tract of farmland in New York City. Source

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