Bellport, NY is a small village located in Suffolk County on Long Island’s South Shore. With a population of just over 2,000 people, it is known as an affluent and picturesque area offering beautiful beaches, walking trails, and boat launches. Bellport is also home to several cultural attractions including the Gateway Playhouse, a professional summer theater which puts on six major productions each year. The Bellport Village Historical Society Museum offers tours and exhibits focusing on the area’s rich history while the Bellport Country Club provides visitors with breathtaking views of the bay and golfing opportunities. In addition to these attractions, many people flock to Bellport for its wide variety of restaurants and shops along Main Street.
Reviewers often describe Bellport as an idyllic destination filled with charm and beauty. Those who visit remark that it has all of the amenities of a larger city without feeling overwhelming or overcrowded. Many talk highly about the friendly locals they meet during their stay while others enjoy taking part in activities such as bird watching, fishing or just enjoying the view from one of its many waterfront locations. Overall, Bellport is consistently rated as one of Long Island's top destinations for relaxation, entertainment and leisure activities.
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The People - 9/21/2010
Bellport Village is inhabited by people whose families have lived here for upwards of three generations. (they still call certain houses by the names of people who have been dead for over a hundred years) Sounds like it must have a lot going on to keep them here right? Well, that's true but they are not welcoming to newcomers. And a snobby group of sailers don't like the rest of the community. Also if you are a single woman this is the WORST place to live because most single men in Bellport are gay (they're really nice but....not interested in women). This is a great place for a gay guy; horrible place for a straight woman. Actually, straight men would like it here because there are a LOT of nice hetero single women starved to meet a nice hereo man.
If you golf, you'll more easily make social connections. (but again, mostly marrieds)
Families will like it here - there are outdoor concerts, holiday parades - all fun. But the public school has
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Living in Bellport, Long Island, NY - 1/30/2006
Bellport is a lovely, waterfront community with the usual unaffordable homes nearest the water, overpriced homes further north, and people living in poverty north of that. (I live in the mid-range area) Bellport is a very friendly village with a live theatre, some good restaurants (...and also some really bad ones that foster some undesirable customers, i.e. drug use), overall it's a very nice place to live. However, Bellport, like all of Long Island is very expensive, with a modest 3-br home valued at $450-$500K. Taxes for a house like that are about $7K/year. Long Island, in general, is not a friendly place to live; people are competitive, drive like maniacs. I'm thinking seriously of moving to a friendlier, warmer, less expensive area. (if you've got a ton of money, Bellport and lots of places on LI are great; otherwise, look elsewhere....it's not an easy place to live.) A friend of mine who left the NY area to move to California, said that living in NY is like getting a
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