Cost of living in Bellmore, New York
Simple answer
Typical rent is $2,160 a month.
Bellmore is a Census community, not a separate city government in New York. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $161,674 a year.
- People
- 15,954
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $2,160
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $161,674
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $681,800
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $2,689
- Nassau-Suffolk, NY HUD Metro FMR Area
Bellmore, New York has about 15,954 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $681,800.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Nassau County is $2,689 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Bellmore. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
In the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ metro area, prices sit at 112.6 when the U.S. average is 100. That is a 2024 BEA index.
New York taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 8.5% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Bellmore's exact store tax.
Some places in New York add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 1.60% of income. That is not a Bellmore bill.
In July 2026, a typical New York home paid 29.90¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Bellmore's bill.
In 2025, all-grades gas in New York averaged $3.18 a gallon. EIA prints this yearly price for only some states.
Among 745 places we list in New York with a rent figure, 201 have higher typical rent than Bellmore.
Nearby places
- Wantagh
Typical rent $2,270
Compare with Bellmore - Merrick
Typical rent $2,919
Compare with Bellmore - Seaford
Typical rent $2,489
Compare with Bellmore - North Bellmore
Typical rent $2,554
Compare with Bellmore - North Wantagh
Typical rent $1,375
Compare with Bellmore - North Merrick
Typical rent $2,906
Compare with Bellmore - Massapequa
Typical rent $2,631
- Freeport
Typical rent $2,077
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in New York
Bigger places in New York
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.