BELL TERRE, LONG ISLAND

Belle Terre, Long Island

Belle Terre is an incorporated village located in Suffolk County, on the North Shore of Long Island, New York. It is within the Town of Brookhaven. Belle Terre benefits from easy access to the nearby cities and towns with which it shares the Nassau - Suffolk area. It takes 30 minutes on the average one-way commute in Belle Terre. About 87% of commuters drive their own car alone. 3% carpool with others. 4% take mass transit and 5% work from home. As of the 2000 census, there were 832 people, 286 households, and 237 families residing in the area. The median income for a household in the village was $132,155, and the median income for a family was $144,708. Males had a median income of $100,000 and only $50,156 for females. The latitude of Belle Terre is 40.959N. The longitude is -73.068W. It is in the Eastern Standard time zone. Elevation is 161 feet.

The village has a mix of several types of housing. Recently 97% of the livable housing units were owner-occupied. Families (non-single residences) stand for 83.2% of the total population, giving Belle Terre a higher than average concentration of families. According to the famous researchers in New York, there were no registered sex offenders in the area in early 2007. The village has also a very low crime rate which makes Belle Terre a very safe to live. The local government officers in Belle Terre are very strict in implementing their ordinances regarding noise, pets, garage sales, limited tree trimming and cutting, and posting of signs as well as those pertaining to building and zoning. The residents and visitors must have followed the rules to avoid penalize.

In addition, the Village beach located at the end of Nonowantuc Trail is exclusively for Belle Terre residents only. The racial-makeup of Belle Terre comprises of 91.71% White, 1.08% African American, 5.05% Asian, 0.60% from other races, and 1.56% from two or more races. Many beach activities including an American Red Cross approved swimming course, water safety, arts and crafts and other recreational activities. The local community association has been an important factor that also sponsored several functions during the year, one of which is the Resident Party in the fall. The village rises from the water to a height of from one hundred and twenty to two hundred and twenty feet Harborhead, its northernmost point, extending some distance into the Sound, gives one of the most commanding views in the United States. Due to the altitude and its peninsular location, Belle Terre experiences cooling breezes from ocean, sound and bay, and the sandy soil, affording superb drainage, together with the absence of all marsh land, produces a most hygienic climate both summer and winter.